Ominous New Joblessness Report
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The Federal Reserve announced the results of its latest all-important Open Markets Committee meeting on Wednesday afternoon, and they're exactly the same as last month's results — but with three important changes. For market watchers, these three sentences mean everything. So how should they be interpreted?
How bad is it?
Is the Achilles of the financial world finally starting to falter?
The Oakland city council's landmark decision
Democrats aren't getting all they'd hoped for
Does big business have anything to complain about?
Liberals worry Geithner may want to water down the legislation
The biggest penalty in Wall Street History? Think again
That's what some party leaders are promising
Pundits evaluate the just-approved bill
Home losses hit a record high
Some say the 99-week limit is too short
1.4 million unemployed Americans at the recession's vanguard
After intense Senate battles, Scott Brown and Olympia Snowe throw in their support
59 down, one to go
Business writers rein in this weekend's sizzling Wall Street rumor
The politics of recovery
The mainland portal stays up and running
Strategic defaulting on second homes
And those predictions for Asia seem a bit too rosy, bloggers say
Are we headed for another 2007?
Their pay checks are a fraction of their American counterparts'
The well-being of the economy depends on it
The New Republic debates the costs, benefits, and uncertainties
"There's a couple of things America got right: cars -- and freedom."
After weeks of argument, a consensus may be building
Can worker re-training succeed?
More than a million unemployed won't have their benefits restored as lawmakers go on break
This week marks the release of the lowest figure in years
In brazen testimony, Cassano claims the insurance giant's assets weren't toxic
Instead of taxing hedge funds, stimulus money will be used to pay for the bill
Worries about the dire consequences of prematurely tightened belts
Some fear it's lost the necessary votes
The treasury secretary lays out expectations before the G20 summit
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