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Dec 16

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Federal Reserve Cuts Key Rate to Record Low

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The Federal Reserve cut a key interest rate to an all-time low target range of zero to 0.25 percent Tuesday in an effort to fight the deepening recession.

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Dec 11

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Despite Growing Audience, NPR Cuts Programming, Staff Amid Economic Troubles

National Public Radio announced Wednesday that it will cancel two programs and lay off 64 staff members -- its first staff cuts in 25 years. Ellen Weiss, NPR's senior vice president for news, discusses the cuts and the recession's worsening…

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Dec 11

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Daschle Tapped for Dual Role to Reform Health Care

President-elect Barack Obama named Tom Daschle Thursday to head the Department of Health and Human Services and direct his administration's sweeping health care initiatives. Susan Denzter discusses the selection.

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Dec 11

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U.S. Unemployment Claims Hit 26-Year High

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More than 570,000 people filed initial applications for jobless benefits during the first week of December, the highest one-week filing rate in 26-years, the Labor Department said Thursday.

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Dec 10

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Investors Turn to Low-risk Securities With Little Return

As economic turmoil continues to rock the financial market, some investors are more willing to buy U.S. Treasury securities with low or zero yields in the short term. Analysts examine how the struggling economy is driving investors to minimal-risk investments.

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Dec 05

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Soaring Job Losses May Signal Deepening Recession

U.S. employers cut 533,000 jobs in November, the most in 34 years, pushing the unemployment rate to 6.7 percent. Columnist Steven Pearlstein and economist Lakshman Achuthan examine what the new job figures indicate.

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Dec 05

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The Economy, Your Pocketbook and the Recession

Paul Solman: Forgive me for not responding to questions for a few days, but among other things, I’ve been trying to analyze the results of poll posted here recently: How is the Economy Affecting Your Pocketbook? Click on “Comments”…

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Dec 05

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U.S. Employers Slash 533,000 Jobs; Unemployment Rate Jumps to 6.7%

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U.S. employers cut 533,000 jobs in November, the most in 34 years, sending unemployment up two-tenths of a point from October to 6.7 percent, the highest in 15 years, the Labor Department reported Friday.

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Dec 01

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Stocks Pummeled as Recession Becomes Official

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A group of academic economists confirmed on Monday suspicions that the troubled U.S. economy is in a recession, saying the economic downturn began in December 2007.

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Nov 26

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London Shopkeepers Struggle to Stay in Business Amid Economic Troubles

Britain's famous shops are reeling from troubles in the country's banking sector and hoping that a new stimulus plan will provide a much-needed boost. Margaret Warner reports from London on how businesses are coping with the crisis.

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