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Obama predicts renewed US growth in fourth quarter

AFP Global Edition 6 days ago

President Barack Obama predicted the United States economy would grow again in the final quarter of 2009, pulling further out of a long and crippling recession. "We have seen economic growth. We anticipate economic growth next quarter as well," Obama said in ...

Obama predicts US growth to continue in fourth quarter

AFP American Edition 7 days ago

President Barack Obama predicted Wednesday that the United States economy would grow again in the final quarter of 2009, pulling further out of a long and crippling recession. "We have seen economic growth. We anticipate economic growth next quarter as well," Obama ...

Obama: Too much debt could fuel double-dip recession

Reuters US Online Report Politics News 7 days ago

BEIJING (Reuters) - President Barack Obama gave his sternest warning yet about the need to contain rising U.S. deficits, saying on Wednesday that if government debt were to pile up too much, it could lead to a double-dip recession. With the U.S. ...

Obama to launch cross-country economic tour

Reuters US Online Report Top News 8 days ago

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama will hold a forum on job creation with U.S. business leaders on December 3 and then embark on a cross-country tour to discuss economic recovery, the White House said on Monday. Obama, who is currently ...

Newspaper: Stimulus brings few private-sector jobs

AP News 10 days ago

Newspaper's analysis finds federal stimulus has brought Michigan few private-sector jobs The federal stimulus funding that has reached Michigan so far has created few private-sector jobs and some recipients of the cash have overstated the number of jobs created or protected, an ...

US senator unveils tax credit for jobs

AFP American Edition 12 days ago

A Democratic US senator on Friday unveiled details of a plan to create a tax credit for businesses that create jobs, as the White House has called a December summit to tackle sky-high unemployment. Senator Russ Feingold's proposal would establish a tax ...

New jobless claims lowest since January

Reuters US Online Report Business News 13 days ago

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of U.S. workers filing new claims for jobless benefits last week fell to the lowest level since January, the government said on Thursday, evidence the hard-hit labor market may be slowly improving. Initial claims for state unemployment ...

Australia unemployment rises to 5.8%

AFP Asian Edition 13 days ago

Australian unemployment rose last month as growing confidence saw job-seekers return to the market, data showed on Thursday, but the government warned of a further rise as stimulus money wore off. The only advanced economy to avoid recession in the global downturn, ...

Australia unemployment rises to 5.8 percent

AFP Asian Edition 13 days ago

Australian unemployment rose last month as growing confidence saw job-seekers return to the market, data showed Thursday, but the government warned of a further rise as stimulus money wore off. The only advanced economy to avoid recession in the global downturn, Australia ...

Northeastern cities perform best in job growth

Reuters US Online Report Domestic News 14 days ago

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Several cities across the northeastern United States were among the biggest gainers on the Milken Institute's Best Performing Cities 2009 index, the economic think tank said on Wednesday. Four Texas cities were among the top five best performers ...

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