"It was the first gain in five weeks and the biggest increase in a 40,000 increase in February. Applications for unemployment benefits rose to 471,000 weeks ago, to 25,000 the previous week, the Labor Department announced Thursday. He also pushed the average of the last four weeks 453 500. The total is the highest since 480,000 new claims have reached April 10.
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Unemployment Claims Jump Unexpectedly, Stocks Crash
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May 22, 2010 by News Gatherer
Unemployment Claims Jump Unexpectedly, Stocks Crash
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May 21, 2010 by News Gatherer
The total is the highest since 480,000 new claims have reached April 10. "It was the first gain in five weeks and the biggest increase in a 40,000 increase in February. Applications for unemployment benefits rose to 471,000 weeks ago, to 25,000 the previous week, the Labor Department announced Thursday. He also pushed the average the last four weeks 453 500.
Us Stocks Drop Most Since February
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May 4, 2010 by News Gatherer
Goldman shares fell again Friday after news reports revealed that federal prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation of the company, which led to two analysts cut their recommendations on the title. .
Indias Stocks Fall Snapping Five-day Rally Maruti Declines
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Apr 27, 2010 by News Gatherer
. "Economists: stimulation not aid" is the title of CNN Money. The vast majority of economists share this conclusion. Nobel laureate economist Gary Becker says Obama's policies hinder economic recovery.
Japanese Stocks Decline The Most Since
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Apr 18, 2010 by News Gatherer
. 4, after the Securities and Exchange Commission has accused the investment bank in New York for fraud related to the packaging and sale of bonds backed by loans linked to subprime mortgages. Germany reported research and Goldman Sachs. The index fell 1.6 percent in New York April 16, the highest since February of Goldman Sachs fell 13 percent on April 16.
Study: Insurance Companies Hold Billions In Fast Food Stocks
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Apr 17, 2010 by News Gatherer
Furthermore, the data is old. Of course, when some of these people the same survey found that insurance companies set forth in the company stock of snuff, which has turned some heads. . But you draw the line somewhere. Insurers to invest in many companies, and they say they are in collusion with the fast food industry to plug the arteries is a bit 'of a stroke. Let's silent for a second.
Forget The Stocks, It’s Jobs That Matter
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Apr 11, 2010 by News Gatherer
. You know, the main activities of the Fed and because so far it is not possible to be there bubbles in housing and stocks, etc.. So it is true – that the Fed can only exist to do what he feels. I can get this right?. I thought it would be useful to start with some of the real Fed 101.
Asian Stocks Increase On Greece Optimism Pound Strengthens
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Mar 3, 2010 by News Gatherer
Prudential Plc, financial services company in the UK, was coming to an agreement yesterday to acquire the assets of Great American Life Insurance Group International in Asia around 35.5 billion U.S. dollars, in a gesture that could help restore save taxpayer dollars, people briefed on the matter.
Stocks Dollar Gain As Spending Aig
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Mar 3, 2010 by News Gatherer
Personal spending rose 0.5 percent in January for a fourth consecutive gain, while another report showed the U.S. manufacturing expanded for the seventh month. In a separate agreement, Merck KGaA has agreed to buy Millipore Corp. AIG on the sale of a life insurance unit of Prudential Plc is the largest since the company received a government bailout in 2008. 6 billion dollars. United States
Stocks Decline For The Week On Economic Concern
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Feb 27, 2010 by News Gatherer
A commitment by the President of the Federal Reserve to maintain low interest rates helped boost stock markets Wednesday, allaying concerns that the economy would be deprived of essential crutch difficult to recover, The New York Times Javier C. Hernandez reported.
