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The New Economy Jobs outlook: Can young people overcome the gloom?
With a 16.2 percent unemployment rate, young Americans are bearing the brunt of the slow recovery. But there are steps they can take to improve their chances of getting hired.
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The New Economy Jobs outlook: Housing growth will trump sequester woes
The economy should continue to add jobs despite the sequester. The jobs report shows the housing recovery bolstering employment. Homeowner optimism is likely to improve, too.
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The New Economy US job growth like 'Groundhog Day' – all over again
US economy adds 157,000 jobs in January – tepid growth that the labor market can't seem to break out of. But upward revisions to last year's job numbers suggest the US has regained 61 percent of the employment it lost during the Great Recession.
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Unemployment rates fall in most swing states. Why that may not help Obama.
Of nine battleground states, unemployment rates dropped in seven and held steady in two, according to the state-by-state report for September. It's good news for Obama, but he may not be able to capitalize on it.
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Unemployed and overlooked: Labor force rate of participation down drastically
Since 2007, 4 million people have left the labor force, in many cases because they have given up looking for jobs. If these 'discouraged jobseekers' were counted in the jobless rate, August's numbers would have been 10.5 percent.
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JP Morgan losses send Wall Street back to Capitol Hill (+video)
Congressional critics plan hearings to probe how America's largest bank posted $2 billion in trading losses – and whether new financial regulations, still being implemented, go far enough to rein in Wall Street abuses
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Study: Obamacare will raise deficit
The study, by a conservative economist, is due to be released Tuesday, and says that the deficit will increase by $340 billion due to the president's signature health care law.
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Goldman Sachs culture 'toxic'? Letter confirms suspicions about Wall Street.
Polls show that Americans hold a very low opinion of Wall Street, and a damning public letter of resignation from a Goldman Sachs executive could only amplify that perception.
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Why the cyber security bill in Congress is getting big push from Pentagon
The bill would require US companies that run 'critical infrastructure' to buttress their cyber security and share certain information with the government. Critics say that's risky and unnecessary, but the Pentagon is all for it.
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Ohio poised to limit collective bargaining. Will such moves save money?
The Ohio House passed collective-bargaining legislation on Wednesday, and the bill heads back to the Senate for another vote. Gov. John Kasich promises to sign the bill into law.
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Mortgage interest deduction: Can US debt panel keep it on the chopping block?
The mortgage interest tax deduction is cherished by many Americans as the path to homeownership. But the co-chairmen of the US debt panel say it should be rolled back.
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“Who’s funding this?!”
Art Carden of Mises Economics Blog offers a full disclosure - and some context.
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How to fix the deficit: Tax and cut
If Congress fails to increase tax revenues and cut costly programs, the federal deficit promises to be more than $1 trillion a year for the next decade.
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The real cost of US debt
At least $8.3 trillion of the national debt is missing from the government’s books.
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Cyberattacks: Washington is hyping the threat to justify regulating the Internet
Networks have been under attack -- and successfully handled by operators -- as long as they’ve been around. Be wary of calls for more government supervision of the Internet.
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Haiti doesn’t need foreign-aid money. It needs a better development strategy.
Haiti needs a development strategy that supports the private sector, attracts foreign investment, and empowers the country – not more foreign aid.
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Forget the jobs bill. Workers need a better safety net for layoffs.
The jobs bill will deepen debt at a time when state unemployment trust funds are going bankrupt. Current jobless benefits are a bad deal. Chile’s plan provides real security.
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The Verizon Wireless cure for health care reform
Improving health insurance requires more, not less, competition.
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Markets fail. That’s why we need markets.
It may sound odd, but only free and open markets, not government regulation, can quickly and effectively clean up the mess that markets sometimes make.
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Democrats brace for ‘midnight rules’ from Bush
White House hastens to put new regs in place – and out of Obama’s reach, watchdogs say.
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