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Assess degree's potential, college costs, your savings
Can you do it? Should you do it? As that college acceptance letter compels you to say "yes" or "no" around May 1, run through a few last considerations as you weigh one of the largest financial commitments of your lifetime. Three elements are key:...Tags: Money and Monetary Policy, Employment, Finance, Colleges and Universities, Rentals
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Final jobs report before election gives ammo for both sides
The final set of monthly jobs data before Tuesday's presidential election provided both campaigns fodder to drive home their closing arguments on jobs and the economy, with President Barack Obama's team arguing the numbers show the economy on the...
Tags: Politics, Mitt Romney, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Elections, Employment
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"Fiscal cliff" still looming for California
PolitiCalDespite optimistic predictions, there's been little progress in Washington, D.C., as Democrats and Republicans negotiate over the federal budget and taxes. If they don't cut a deal by the end of the year, analysts say, a collection of tax hikes...... -
Income inequality, the issue that won't go away
Change of SubjectIn The fight to save the American dream It's not "class warfare." People have just realized how extreme inequality is wrecking our country, Bill Moyers and Michael Winship argue: If you get sick without health coverage, inequality matters. If you’... -
Deficit-reduction numbers from the White House don't add up
Opinion L.A.The Obama administration's proposed $3.8-trillion budget for fiscal 2013 claims to cut future deficits and debt by more than $3.5 trillion over the coming 10 years. That's not including about $1.7 trillion in savings from the spending restraints imposed... -
Obama's no expert at choosing experts [Most commented]
Opinion L.A.Barack Obama's biggest mistake as president, writes columnist Jonah Goldberg, is that he counts too much on experts and their predictions. "No president since Woodrow Wilson or Franklin Roosevelt has been more enamored with the cult of expertise than... -
White House to brief Democrats on economy on Tuesday
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of Democratic lawmakers has been invited to the White House on Tuesday for a briefing about economic issues from two top advisers to President Barack Obama on Tuesday. White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough and Alan...Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, Politics, Parties and Movements, U.S. Senate, Washington, DC
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White House says jobs report shows economy continuing to recover
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 3 (Reuters) - Friday's strong jobs report shows the U.S. economy is continuing to recover, but it would grow faster if Congress approved job-creation programs, said Alan Krueger, a top economic advisor to President Barack Obama. "It is...Tags: U.S. Congress, Washington, DC, Barack Obama, White House
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ACTUALIZA 2-Economía de EEUU crea más empleos de lo esperado en abril
Reuters* Nóminas no agrícolas suben en 165.000 en abril * Dato de febrero y marzo, revisados en total de 114.000 empleos * Tasa de desempleo cae a 7,5 pct, fuerza laboral se expande (Cambia redacción, agrega detalles, comentarios, firma de autora) Por...Tags: Barack Obama
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Jobs report paints a dreary picture
Poor job growth and a large exodus of unemployed workers last month stifled weeks of upbeat economic data and marked a sobering reality check, signaling that hiring was likely to remain weak in the coming months. Employers added a paltry 88,000 net...
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Gov't downsizes amid GOP demands for more cuts
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans and other fiscal conservatives keep insisting on more federal austerity and a smaller government. Without much fanfare or acknowledgement, they've already gotten much of both. Spending by federal, state and local...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Politics, Elections, Government Debt, Federal Reserve
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Obama's State of the Union: Topic by topic
Climate change: By Neela Banerjee WASHINGTON -- In his State of the Union address, President Obama articulated a subtle but noticeable shift away from his longstanding discussion of climate change in almost entirely economic terms to making a moral...
Tags: Elections, Labor Markets, Early Learning, Dick Durbin, Career and Workplace
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