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G-20 nears agreement on 'peer review' of economies

The apparent aim of such critiques is to try to prevent the economies of individual countries from becoming unstable pillars.
G20 as world's top economic body? Doubts abound.

An expansive governing role for the G20, discussed Thursday by Britain's Gordon Brown, isn't passing the sniff test for many economists.
Home prices keep falling, but sales revive as buyers bargain shop

More properties went on the market in April. Anxious sellers – including banks – boosted the inventory of unsold homes to 10.2 months' worth.
US states step up efforts to help jobless

Armed with federal funds, governors have announced new programs ranging from gas vouchers to job training.
US unemployment highest since 1983

Some 4.4 million jobs have disappeared since the recession began in 2007.
Jobless claims overwhelm state offices

The unemployment rate rose to 7.2 percent in December.
US job losses in '08 at postwar high

The rise in December's unemployment rate to 7.2 percent shows the economy is ‘cratering.’
US task: Put jobless into jobs

With biggest job losses since 1974, Obama plans massive public works.
U.S. economy still ticking, just barely

GDP rose by only 0.6 percent last quarter, the slowest rate in one year.