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Will jobs report give a lift to Obama's record on the economy?

Will jobs report give a lift to Obama's record on the economy?
By Ron Scherer In a surprise development, the unemployment rate, at 7.8 percent, now stands the same level as when President Obama took office in January 2009. On Friday, the Department of Labor reported the widely watched rate fell from 8.1 percent to 7.8 percent in September. At the same time,

Will jobs report give a lift to Obama's record on the economy?

Will jobs report give a lift to Obama's record on the economy?
By Ron Scherer In a surprise development, the unemployment rate, at 7.8 percent, now stands the same level as when President Obama took office in January 2009. On Friday, the Department of Labor reported the widely watched rate fell from 8.1 percent to 7.8 percent in September. At the same time,

Will jobs report give a lift to Obama's record on the economy?

Will jobs report give a lift to Obama's record on the economy?
By Ron Scherer In a surprise development, the unemployment rate, at 7.8 percent, now stands the same level as when President Obama took office in January 2009. On Friday, the Department of Labor reported the widely watched rate fell from 8.1 percent to 7.8 percent in September. At the same time,

Will jobs report give a lift to Obama's record on the economy?

Will jobs report give a lift to Obama's record on the economy?
By Ron Scherer In a surprise development, the unemployment rate, at 7.8 percent, now stands the same level as when President Obama took office in January 2009. On Friday, the Department of Labor reported the widely watched rate fell from 8.1 percent to 7.8 percent in September. At the same time,

Will jobs report give a lift to Obama's record on the economy?

Will jobs report give a lift to Obama's record on the economy?
By Ron Scherer In a surprise development, the unemployment rate, at 7.8 percent, now stands the same level as when President Obama took office in January 2009. On Friday, the Department of Labor reported the widely watched rate fell from 8.1 percent to 7.8 percent in September. At the same time,

Will jobs report give a lift to Obama's record on the economy?

Will jobs report give a lift to Obama's record on the economy?
By Ron Scherer In a surprise development, the unemployment rate, at 7.8 percent, now stands the same level as when President Obama took office in January 2009. On Friday, the Department of Labor reported the widely watched rate fell from 8.1 percent to 7.8 percent in September. At the same time,

US futures mixed ahead of US earnings season

US futures mixed ahead of US earnings season
NEW YORK (AP) - Stock futures were mixed Tuesday with a new outlook on the global economic landscape y providing markets with fewer reasons to overlook what is likely to be a weak quarter for many of the biggest U.S. corporations. Markets have been buoyed for months by expectations that the U.S.

Japan economy shaky as island spat hits business

Japan economy shaky as island spat hits business
By YURI KAGEYAMAAP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) - The craggy island specks in the East China Sea aren't even an economic backwater. They have no factories, no highways, no shops, no people - only goats. But the high-pitched row between Beijing and Tokyo over their ownership is exacting a

IMF offers bleak assessment of stalled recovery

IMF offers bleak assessment of stalled recovery
By ELAINE KURTENBACHAP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) - Plagued by uncertainty and fresh setbacks, the world economy has weakened further and will grow more slowly over the next year, the International Monetary Fund says in its latest forecast. Advanced economies are risking recession, the

Business Highlights

Business Highlights
By The Associated Press ___ American Airlines CEO acknowledges rough few weeks NEW YORK (AP) - American Airlines' CEO acknowledges that passengers have had a rough few weeks on the airline but says the carrier is working through its issues. "The operational performance is improving," CEO