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Business briefs for March 14
Ky. unemployment lowest in 4 years For the first time in more than four years, Kentucky’s seasonally adjusted preliminary unemployment rate dropped below 8 percent to 7.9 percent in January 2013, according to the Office of Employment and...Tags: Real Estate, Employment, Robert Stivers, Steve Beshear, Labor Markets
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Consumer prices up slightly in May
MarketWatchWASHINGTON -- Higher costs of housing and power to run homes pushed consumer prices mildly higher in May, but inflationary pressure in the U.S. was largely subdued, and the cost of health care eased again. The consumer price index rose by a seasonally...Tags: Economic Indicator, Prices, Labor Markets, Central Bank, Rentals
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Consumer prices tick up, but less than expected
WASHINGTON - The cost of living rose less than forecast in May, restrained by the first drop in food prices in almost four years and signaling inflation remains under control. The consumer price index was up 0.1 percent after falling 0.4 percent in...Tags: Labor Markets, Cheesecake Factory, Market and Exchange, Food Industry, Federal Reserve
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More Americans quit jobs, a sign of confidence
WASHINGTON (AP) — More Americans are quitting their jobs, suggesting many are growing more confident in the job market. The Labor Department said Tuesday that the number of people who quit their jobs in April jumped 7.2 percent to 2.25 million....
Tags: Washington, DC, Employment, Layoffs and Downsizing, Unemployment, Federal Reserve
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U.S. adds 175K jobs in May
Tribune staff and wire reportU.S. employers stepped up hiring in May, a sign the economy was growing modestly but not strong enough to convince the Federal Reserve to scale back the amount of cash it is pumping into the banking system. The United States added 175,000 jobs last...Tags: Unemployment, European Debt Crisis, Federal Reserve, Money and Monetary Policy, Labor Markets
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Employers add 175,000 jobs in May
WASHINGTON — The nation kept up its moderate pace of job growth in May, a reassuring sign that the American economy is moving forward despite federal spending cuts and little help from a lackluster global economy. Employers in the U.S. last...
Tags: Employment, Labor Markets, Joe Biden, Business, Unemployment
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Retail sales warm up in May amid good weather
Los Angeles TimesRetail sales in May had their best month since January, as warmer weather and a stock market rally drew out shoppers who had spent March and April cooped up indoors. Same-store sales across the board rose an estimated 3.9 percent, slightly beating...Tags: Victoria's Secret, Economic Indicator, Labor Markets, Stock Market, Thomson Corporation
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Greenspan says Federal Reserve should start tapering stimulus
WASHINGTON -- Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said the central bank should start tapering its stimulus program and begin reducing its dramatically swelled balance sheet -- whether the economy is ready for it or not. "My view is the sooner...
Tags: Employment, Credit Ratings, Alan Greenspan, CNBC (tv network), Labor Markets
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Wall Street is happy with May jobs report
NEW YORK -- Conventional wisdom said that good news in the jobs market would lead to bad news in the stock market Friday morning. Investors, seeing decent jobs data, would assume that the Federal Reserve would stop pumping money into the economy, and...
Tags: The Home Depot, ING Group, Procter & Gamble, Alan Greenspan, Unemployment
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Economy adds 175,000 jobs in May; unemployment rate rises to 7.6%
WASHINGTON -- The nation kept up its moderate but steady job growth in May as employers added 175,000 net new positions, slightly higher than the prior month, the government reported Friday. The unemployment rate edged up to 7.6% from 7.5% in April....
Tags: Employment, Unemployment, Labor Markets, Employment Opportunities, Career and Workplace
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Stocks swoon on interest rate fears
NEW YORK — A sudden jump in interest rates is casting a shadow over the stock market. Stocks fell sharply Friday as a persistent rise in rates over the last month threatened to derail the powerful rally this year in share prices. Despite...Tags: Employment, Chicago Board Options Exchange, Stock Activities, Japan, Credit Ratings
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April jobless rate increases slightly in Franklin, Fulton Counties
The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in Franklin County, Pa., increased one-tenth of a percentage point in April, but neighboring Fulton County’s rate worsened even further, according to the latest data from the Pennsylvania Department of Labor...
Tags: Employment, Unemployment, Labor Markets, Employment Opportunities, Franklin County (Pennsylvania)
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