Profit reports push Dow to best July in 20 years – WTOP Radio
NEW YORK (AP) – The stock market’s best July in 20 years is giving investors reason for hope about the economy. Investors are placing big bets that the ability of companies to
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Commodities climb as dollar falls, report shows economy’s slide is – Los Angeles Times
NEW YORK (AP) — Commodity prices are higher for a second day in a row as the dollar sinks against other major currencies. Commodities are priced in U.S. dollars, so when the
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Signs of weakness in GDP report boost Treasurys after big week of – Baltimore Sun
NEW YORK (AP) — Treasury prices bounced higher Friday, capping a tumultuous week that saw a record amount of debt issuance, as a government report pointed to slow growth ahead
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TheStar.com | Canada | Via engineers’ walkout derails travellers – Toronto Star
In the latest blow to the summer of 2009, a strike by Via Rail engineers has left disappointed vacationers scurrying to make their escape from Toronto’s garbage strike and this
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Immigrants take brunt of recession, recover less quickly – Globe and Mail
B hagwan Lobana knows too well how harsh the labour market is. Last April, after nearly two years in Canada, the 50-year-old Punjabi finally found a job that he was proud of. Mr
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TheStar.com | GTA | Walkout derails travellers’ plans – Toronto Star
In the latest blow to the summer of 2009, a strike by Via Rail engineers has left disappointed vacationers scurrying to make their escape from Toronto’s garbage strike and this
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Via strike strands travellers across country – Globe and Mail
V ia Rail service ground to a halt nationwide Friday after nearly all its engineers walked off the job, leaving trains idle, riders scrambling to make new plans and observers
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D.C. plans to increase unemployment benefits – Birmingham Business Journal
In response to D.C.’s 10.9 percent unemployment rate, the city plans to extend unemployment benefits and provide new job training opportunities for its jobless residents. Mayor
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