National Unemployment Rate Ticks Higher In August
(Undated) -- There has been a slight increase in the national unemployment rate. The Labor Department says the jobless rate in August was nine-point-six-percent, up just a tenth of a point from July ...Read More
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VIDEO: Obama Pushes Congress To Pass Small Business Bill
(Washington, DC) -- President Obama is looking to Congress to give small businesses a boost. Just ahead of the Labor Day weekend, Obama emphasized the economy is headed in a positive direction, and jobs are being created, but more is needed to accelerate that jobs growth ...Read, Hear and Watch More
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At Least Six Ferraris Have Burst Into Flames
(Undated) -- Ferrari has issued a recall for its 458 Italias because some of them have burst into flames. The "New York Daily News" reports since the sports cars left the factory in Northern Italy, at least six of them have caught fire ...Read More
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Ford Settles With Minor Leaguer's Family
(Jasper County, MS) -- Ford Motor Company has settled a lawsuit after being ordered to pay 131-million-dollars to a baseball player's estate. The settlement was reached in a lawsuit over a Ford Explorer rollover death before punitive damages could be considered in the trial ...Read More
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Labor Secretary Solis Unveils Website For Green Jobs Retraining
(Undated) -- Labor Secretary Hilda Solis won't be taking a day off on Monday. Instead, she'll be busy unveiling a new website to help jobless people find a way to adapt their skills to a green workforce ...Read & Hear More
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Bernanke Lays Out Main Causes Of Economic Crisis
(Washington, DC) -- The severity of the 2008 economic crisis is being pinned on banks too big to fail and huge losses from subprime mortgages. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke talked to the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission yesterday in Washington ...Read & Hear More
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