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16 Apr 2009 09:18

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Biz, U.S.: Initial jobless claims are on the decline. (Whew.)

  • -8% decline in new claims in the week ended April 11th source
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15 Apr 2009 20:20

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Politics, U.S.: Conservatives teabag the nation; liberals feel a little dirty

Just think, this all started with some d-bag on CNBC saying something about the economy he now regrets saying. source
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15 Apr 2009 04:18

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Biz, U.S.: Goldman Sachs: Here’s your bailout money back. We don’t need it.

  • $10 billion amount the company returned to the federal government recently source
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14 Apr 2009 10:27

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Biz, U.S.: Regarding that whole good economic news thing: Hold your horses

  • -0.3% fall in retail sales in March after a good February source
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13 Apr 2009 18:37

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Biz: Someone’s making money. Might as well be Goldman Sachs.

  • $1.66 billion in 1Q profits for the investment company source
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11 Apr 2009 18:27

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Biz, U.S.: The feds are shuttering small banks left and right

  • 23 have closed this year, two on Friday alone (in Co. and N.C.) source
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10 Apr 2009 20:36

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Biz: Hoo-ray! Stocks are sustaining their upward momentum!

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09 Apr 2009 21:17

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Biz, U.S.: The economy appears to be slowly emerging from its cocoon

  • Wells Fargo forecasted surprisingly good profits. source
  • Unemployment benefit filings are down for once. source
  • Retailers are predicting pretty solid April sales. source
  • The Dow reacted to this news by rallying +250. source
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09 Apr 2009 10:39

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U.S.: Detroit’s doing so bad, it’s closing down public schools

  • 20 schools in Detroit will be closed, affecting up to 7,500 students source
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09 Apr 2009 10:23

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Biz, U.S.: New jobless claims, after much struggle, sagged last week

  • 654,000 new claims (that’s down) source
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