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The dollar rose for a second day on Friday. The strengthening dollar is essentially a monetary-policy tightening, increasing the risk of a double-dip US recession and deflationary pressures. The S&P 500 fell 3.94 to 1,071.69, registering a second straight weekly fall. The USD/JPY gained modestly today but edged down for

They're a minority, but a vocal one, and they're hovering like storm clouds over a brittle recovery. They're the Double Dippers — the politicians, economists and analysts who foresee back-to-back recessions.


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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Monday he is hopeful the economy will gain traction and not fall back into a "double dip" recession.



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Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Thursday it’s “deeply unfair” that some financial institutions that got taxpayer-paid bailouts are emerging in better shape from the recession than millions of ordinary Americans.

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The big growth spurt that the economy had at the end of last year isn’t likely to be repeated in 2010.







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Minneapolis, Buffalo, Oklahoma City and Rochester, N.Y., don’t have much else in common. But a government report shows they’ve had the smallest increases in joblessness over the past two years.









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