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US economy accelerates at 2.5 percent rate in Q1
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans shrugged off higher taxes to lift the U.S. economy at the start of the year. Government spending fell, though, and the impact of the tax increases along with federal budget cuts could slow growth later this year. The...
Tags: Productivity, Consumers, Washington, DC, Government, Politics
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WRAPUP 5-U.S. growth falls short of forecasts, weakness ahead
Reuters* First-quarter growth accelerates at 2.5 percent rate * Inventories, consumer spending boost growth * Business spending on equipment, software slows sharply * Report overstates economy's strength; government weighs By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, April...Tags: Central Bank, Consumers, Inflation and Deflation, Inventories, Economy, Business and Finance
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Spain admits recession worse but gets deficit leeway
ReutersMADRID/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Spain acknowledged that its economy would shrink more than initially expected in 2013 and its budget deficit would be higher than promised, but the European Union gave it more time to bring the shortfall back down to bloc...Tags: Weather Reports, Budgets and Budgeting, Weather, European Union, Economy, Business and Finance
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Harvard debt luminaries: We don't like austerity as much as you think
ReutersBy Jason Lange WASHINGTON, April 26 (Reuters) - Two academics whose research became an intellectual touchstone for pro-austerity politicians want everyone to know they have been misunderstood. They actually don't think harsh austerity is such a great...Tags: Politics, Government Debt, Productivity, Washington, DC, The New York Times
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Dwight Howard can't hold it all together for Lakers
SAN ANTONIO -- Kobe Bryant wasn't tweeting Wednesday night, so perhaps the most compelling electronic observation came from a text sent to press row from a neighbor who probably spoke for a city. "Dwight ain't Shaq." In three words, that was the...Tags: San Antonio Spurs, Los Angeles Lakers, Tim Duncan, Politics, Metta World Peace
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Puerto Rico hopes to close budget deficit in two to three years
ReutersSAN JUAN, April 26 (Reuters) - Puerto Rico would see its deficit decline substantially to $200 million under a proposed budget for the 2014 fiscal year unveiled by the territory's governor, who said he expects to close the budget gap in two to three...Tags: Politics, Budgets and Budgeting, Executive Branch, Credit Ratings, Government
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Spain says new deficit-cutting path agreed with Europe
ReutersMADRID (Reuters) - Spain's new deficit-cutting path had been agreed with the European Commission and euro zone peers, Economy Minister Luis de Guindos said on Friday. Spain's deficit will reach 6.3 percent of Gross Domestic Product in 2013, 5.5 percent...Tags: Politics, Spain
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Europe austerity debate to weigh on Spain's new economic plans
ReutersMADRID (Reuters) - Spain will unveil new economic plans on Friday that government officials say will tread a fine line between growth and austerity. Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy will present a package of reforms he want to have implemented by 2015 in a...Tags: Central Bank, Weather Reports, Weather, European Union, Angela Merkel
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Britain avoids recession with faster than expected growth
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - Britain skirted a "triple dip" recession by growing faster than expected in the first three months of the year, providing some cover for a government under fire over its austerity drive. The Office for National Statistics said on...Tags: Radio Industry, Weather Reports, Marketing, Nick Clegg, Weather
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Treasury chief warns of new world if U.S. defaults on any bills
ReutersBy Anna Yukhananov WASHINGTON, April 25 (Reuters) - The United States might run into trouble accessing debt markets if it defaulted on any of its financial obligations, even if it were able to keep up payments on government bonds, Treasury Secretary Jack...Tags: Fannie Mae, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC, Economy, Business and Finance, Jack Lew
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Students' documentary on the deficit airs on C-SPAN
Weston students Brian Bosem, Camila Tussie and Jacob Wilentz got a big thrill recently when their documentary aired on C-SPAN. The eighth-graders at Falcon Cove Middle School took third in the network's nationwide StudentCam competition for their entry,...Tags: Politics, Allen West, Matt Mead, Executive Branch, C-SPAN (tv network)
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Germany vows to stick with austerity, urges others to do same
ReutersBERLIN (Reuters) - Germany will stick to its austerity course despite mounting criticism and thinks other countries in the single currency bloc should also keep up a drive to consolidate their budgets, senior German politicians said on Thursday....Tags: France, Weather Reports, Labor Legislation, Budgets and Budgeting, Weather
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