americablog.com - 11/13/2008
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Ug-ly . The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment insurance last week surged to the highest levels since the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, and the number continuing to collect benefits rose to a 25-year high, the government said Thursday. The U.S. Department of ...
bloomberg.com - 11/13/2008
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bloomberg.com —
Nov. 13 (Bloomberg) -- First-time claims for U.S.
unemployment insurance rose last week to the highest level
since September 2001, when the economy was last in a recession, as weakening demand led companies to fire more workers. Initial jobless ...
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U.S. Jobless Claims Reach Seven-Year High of 516,000 ...
thinkprogress.org - 11/20/2008
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thinkprogress.org —
New claims for unemployment jumped unexpectedly to a
16-year high last week , the Labor Department reported,
with 542,000 new claims for jobless benefits being filed. “Claims above 400,000 are generally considered a sign of recession , and ...
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Jobless claims jump to 16-year high.
news.yahoo.com - 11/20/2008
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news.yahoo.com —
WASHINGTON New claims for unemployment benefits jumped last
week to a 16-year high, the Labor Department said
Thursday, providing more evidence of a rapidly weakening job market expected to get even worse next year. The government said new ...
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Jobless claims jump unexpectedly to 16-year high - ...
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Arianna Huffington: While Paulson Waffles, the White House Dawdles, and Congress Dithers, the Economy Continues to Burn.
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
So, $290 billion into his bailout plan, Hank Paulson is calling for a do-over. Now there is a confidence booster.
Providing "I-told-you-so" talking points to the what's-the-rush crowd, the Secretary of the Treasury announced yesterday that the government is no longer going to use any of the $700 billion Congress allocated to the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) to buy, well, Troubled Assets from financial institutions -- the original centerpiece of the plan.
Instead, Paulson is looking to fortify the financial industry by continuing to buy premium stock in banks (aka the Warren Buffett approach). Unfortunately, instead of ...
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