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Jobless Rate Falls to 8.3%, Altering Face of Campaign - New York Times

New York Times

Jobless Rate Falls to 8.3%, Altering Face of Campaign
New York Times
WASHINGTON - The burst of job growth in January gives President Obama a fresh - but tricky - opportunity to revise the grim economic narrative of his presidency while offering Mitt Romney a choice: embrace a new optimism or campaign against a sinking ...
Unemployment report: January job gains have economists rethinking outlooksWashington Post
Jobless rate falls to 8.3 percentCharlotte Observer
Obama makes push for veterans jobs programsThe Virginian-Pilot
Reuters -Fox News -BusinessWeek
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Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:42:08 GMT

Dow Logs Highest Close Since May 2008 - CNBC.com

Telegraph.co.uk

Dow Logs Highest Close Since May 2008
CNBC.com
Stocks ended near session highs Friday, with the Dow finishing at its best level since May 2008, buoyed by a monthly government employment report that blew past estimates and a handful of impressive economic news. All three major averages logged ...
Dow finishes at highest since 2008, Nasdaq at highest since 2000Los Angeles Times
3-Year High for the Dow as Wall St. Cheers DataNew York Times
Stocks jump on reports of strong January job growth; oil rises for first time ...Washington Post

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Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:29:57 GMT

Getting It Wrong on the BLS Employment Report - Economic Populist

Economic Populist

Getting It Wrong on the BLS Employment Report
Economic Populist
The December to January unemployment statistics are often reported wrong in the press. We're sorry, god love ya, but these articles are plain incorrect. People like to compare the month to month change in population, the number of people no longer ...
Jobs Report A Pleasant Surprise As US Payrolls Add 243K WorkersForbes
Controversial Jobs Report Stokes Bulls: Dave's DailyTheStreet.com
U.S. Employment Situation Report for January (Text)Bloomberg
Wall Street Journal -BusinessWeek -DailyFinance
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Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:48:30 GMT

Central bank liquidity tap to stay open - Reuters

Irish Times

Central bank liquidity tap to stay open
Reuters
By Richard Hubbard | LONDON (Reuters) - After a blockbuster January for both equities and bonds - rallies that caught many in the market by surprise - investors will be paying keen attention to the world's central banks in the coming week for signs of ...
FOREX WEEK AHEAD: With Greek Deal Still Elusive, Euro Awaits ECBWall Street Journal
ECB Said to Consider Ways to Use Its Bond Holdings to Bolster Greek RescueBloomberg
Dollar pares gains as euro cuts lossesMarketWatch
San Francisco Chronicle -AFP
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Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:12:09 GMT

American Airlines' plan for pension bailout draws criticism - Washington Post

MiamiHerald.com

American Airlines' plan for pension bailout draws criticism
Washington Post
American Airlines has saved $2.1 billion since 2006, thanks to two congressional measures that allowed it to reduce contributions to its pension plans. The company said it would make up any shortfall later. Later has come, but there's been a change in ...
American Airlines' CEO cool on merger talkThe Herald | HeraldOnline.com
AMR's Horton Expects American to Exit Bankruptcy Without MergerBloomberg
AMR wants to cut 13000 jobs, pensionsReuters
TheStreet.com -Forbes
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Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:49:10 GMT

Swiss bank indictment details tax evasion ploys - USA TODAY

USA TODAY

Swiss bank indictment details tax evasion ploys
USA TODAY
By Kevin McCoy, USA TODAY NEW YORK - It was a cool August Tuesday in 2007 when Swiss banker Urs Frei walked into a Manhattan restaurant for meetings with two US clients. One of the clients carried an unmarked envelope containing $16000 in cash.
US indicts Wegelin bank for helping Americans avoid taxReuters
Swiss Bank Wegelin Charged With Helping US Tax EvasionBusinessWeek
Swiss Bank Wegelin Indicted on US Tax ChargesWall Street Journal
Bloomberg -Financial Times -New York Times
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Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:42:25 GMT

Goldman's Blankfein Awarded $7 Million in Stock for '11 - Bloomberg

Bloomberg

Goldman's Blankfein Awarded $7 Million in Stock for '11
Bloomberg
Enlarge image Lloyd Blankfein Lloyd Blankfein Landov Lloyd Blankfein, Chief Executive, Goldman Sachs at the Cooper Union in New York. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS), the fifth- biggest US bank by assets, gave Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Lloyd ...
Goldman Sachs' CEO Blankfein Gets $7 Mln Stock For 2011, Down 44% From Last YearNASDAQ
Goldman Cuts Blankfein's BonusWall Street Journal
Blankfein bonus dipNew York Post
BusinessWeek -New York Times
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Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:19:54 GMT

JPMorgan, BofA Sued by New York Over Use of Mortgage Database - BusinessWeek

USA TODAY

JPMorgan, BofA Sued by New York Over Use of Mortgage Database
BusinessWeek
Feb. 4 (Bloomberg) -- JPMorgan Chase & Co., Bank of America Corp. and Wells Fargo & Co. were sued by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman over the use of a mortgage database that the state said led to improper foreclosures.
Banks hit on faulty foreclosuresNew York Post
New York sues 3 big banks over use of mortgage registry databaseLos Angeles Times
New York sues Reston firm over foreclosure documentsWashington Post
Reuters -New York Times -Forbes
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Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:31:07 GMT

Greek Premier Faces Impasse Over Foreign Lenders' Demand to Cut Private Wages - New York Times

CTV.ca

Greek Premier Faces Impasse Over Foreign Lenders' Demand to Cut Private Wages
New York Times
ATHENS - Lucas Papademos faced his most difficult test as Greece's interim prime minister on Friday when his three-month-old government reached an impasse over proposed demands by the country's foreign lenders to reduce private-sector wages drastically ...
Greek debt talks to stretch into weekend, FinMin says 'crucial' issues remainWashington Post
Greece yet to resolve major issues in talks with lendersReuters
Greek PM To Seek Consensus On Conditions In Exchange For Aid, Debt DealWall Street Journal
BusinessWeek
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Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:07:09 GMT

Oil risks fuelling flames of Sudan conflict - Reuters

Financial Times

Oil risks fuelling flames of Sudan conflict
Reuters
By Hereward Holland and Ulf Laessing PALOUGE OIL FIELD, South Sudan/KHARTOUM, Feb 2 - South Sudan's oil minister was riled when he discovered production from one of his remote oil fields was out by 40000 barrels per day, and immediately knew who to ...
South Sudan: Violence at Peace MeetingNew York Times
S Sudan shoot-out kills 37, wounds UN policemanZee News
Total of France Says It Plans to Resume Exploration in South Sudan Block BBloomberg
Washington Post -Los Angeles Times
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Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:03:23 GMT

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