Archive for July, 2009
Upbeat earnings help socks end day with gains
July 31st, 2009 | 
Author: Upbeat corporate earnings are giving stocks another burst of energy.
Posted in Stocks Unit Trust ETF Investment | 
Tags: burst, corporate earnings, energy, stocks, Upbeat | 
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Obama: Report to show economic contraction
President Obama says he expects Friday’s report to show the economy contracted during the second quarter of the year but says the United States has “stepped away from the precipice.”
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Tags: economy, Friday, Obama, precipice, President Obama, quarter, report, second quarter, United States, year |
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Jobless claims rise, but trend improves
The number of newly laid-off workers filing first-time claims for jobless benefits rose last week, the government said, though the increase was mostly due to seasonal distortions.
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Tags: distortions, government, increase, jobless benefits, number, time claims, week |
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Joblessness up in 90 percent of metro areas
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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Tags: climb, June, largest metropolitan areas, month, nation, percent, Unemployment, unemployment rates |
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Eastman Kodak moves to 2nd-quarter loss
Eastman Kodak moved to a second-quarter loss as the global economic downturn hurt sales of digital cameras and other photography products.
