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  • May-June joblessness up in 90 pct of metro areas
    Thursday, July 30, 2009 - 07:38

    By JEANNINE AVERSA, AP Economics Writer Jeannine Aversa, Ap Economics Writer – Wed Jul 29, 8:31 pm ET

    WASHINGTON – More than 90 percent of the nation's largest metropolitan areas saw their unemployment rates climb in June from the previous month.

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  • World starting to pull out of deep recession: IMF
    Wednesday, July 8, 2009 - 09:57

     

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) –The global economy is starting to pull out of its deepest recession since World War Two but recovery will be sluggish and policies need to remain supportive, the International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday.

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  • U.S. CEOs' view of economy a bit less bleak: survey
    Tuesday, June 23, 2009 - 12:59

    BOSTON (Reuters) – U.S. chief executives took a slightly less grim view of the economy in the second quarter, but still plan to cut jobs and capital spending, according to a Business Roundtable survey released on Tuesday.

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  • Bankruptcy Professionals Give Thumbs Down to Obama’s Approach to Chrysler Bankruptcy
    Tuesday, June 9, 2009 - 14:40

    A recent poll conducted by the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) indicates that the country's bankruptcy professionals greatly disapprove of the Obama Administration's handling of the recent Chapter 11 filing by Chrysler LLC.

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