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Coppin to break ground on $80 million science center
Coppin State University is moving forward with an $80 million Science and Technology Center that it hopes will boost sagging enrollment despite concerns that the West Baltimore school will not have enough money to operate the building. A ceremonial...
Tags: Montgomery County (Maryland), Coppin State University, Science and Technology, Economy, Business and Finance, Technology
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WRAPUP 1-U.S. April employment data to point to sluggish economy
Reuters* Nonfarm payrolls seen rising by 145,000 jobs in April * Unemployment rate expected to hold steady at 7.6 percent * Average hourly earnings seen up 0.2 percent * Average workweek seen steady at 34.6 hours * Report to show economy growing but with...Tags: Marketing, Layoffs and Downsizing, Citigroup Incorporated, Gymnastics, Roseland
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U.S. trade gap narrows in March on weak imports
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 2 (Reuters) - The U.S. trade deficit fell more than expected in March as imports recorded their biggest drop since 2009, the latest sign of slowing domestic demand. The Commerce Department said on Thursday the trade gap narrowed 11.0...Tags: Federal Reserve, China, Politics, Trade Balance, Imports
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TEXT-ECB statement after rate decision
ReutersBRATISLAVA, May 2 (Reuters) - - The European Central Bank made its first interest rate cut in 10 months on Thursday, taking its main rate to a record low 0.50 percent in response to a sharp drop in inflation and rising unemployment. Following is the text...Tags: Marketing, Financial Markets, National Government, Government, Energy
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WRAPUP 2-U.S. jobless claims fall sharply to five-year low
Reuters* Jobless claims fall sharply to 324,000 last week * Trade deficit narrows in March but imports, exports fall * U.S. job market improving despite economic soft patch By Jason Lange WASHINGTON, May 2 (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new...Tags: Marketing, Layoffs and Downsizing, Central Bank, Imports, JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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COLUMN - Renewed optimism can be a double-edged sword: Anatole Kaletsky
Reuters(Anatole Kaletsky is a Reuters columnist but his opinions are his own.) By Anatole Kaletsky May 2 (Reuters) - This is a critical week for the world economy and financial markets, especially in the United States. Friday's U.S. employment report will...Tags: U.S. Senate, U.S. Congress, Economy, Business and Finance, Harry Reid, Politics
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Obama quietly signs bill easing air travel delays
ReutersBy Mark Felsenthal WASHINGTON, May 1 (Reuters) - Without comment or fanfare, President Barack Obama on Wednesday signed legislation sparing U.S. air travel from the effects of across-the-board spending cuts that had caused delays and stirred public ire....Tags: Budget Control Act of 2011, Trips and Vacations, Barack Obama, Politics, Air Transportation Industry
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LETTER: Should Criticize Obama As Well As Bush
In the column "Library Celebrates Nice Man, Lame Leader" [April 28, Opinion], writer Bill Press asserts that George W. Bush's "presidency was a disaster." Press described Bush's presidency in this fashion because he made decisions that damaged the...Tags: Barack Obama, Politics, George W. Bush
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Obama's balanced plan to create jobs, cut deficit
President Barack Obama's Fiscal Year 2014 budget is a concrete plan to create jobs and cut the deficit. We do not need to choose between these two priorities. The president's balanced, compromise plan proves we can do both. The guiding principle...
Tags: Health Insurance Cost, Personal Income, Budget Control Act of 2011, Fiscal Cliff, Barack Obama
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Obama to unveil budget proposal, latest offer in deficit talks
WASHINGTON — President Obama will unveil a budget proposal Wednesday that curbs spending on Social Security, raises the minimum wage, closes tax loopholes for top earners and invests in infrastructure — an overdue document that the White House...Tags: Budget Control Act of 2011, Barack Obama, Loans, U.S. Senate, Mitt Romney
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TREASURIES OUTLOOK-Yields near four-month lows as Fed stays the course
Reuters* Yields rise from four-month lows after Fed statement * Friday's payroll number next market focus * Treasury may reduce note, bond issuance on falling deficit * Treasury will benchmark floating rate-notes against 3-month T-bills By Karen Brettell NEW...Tags: Automatic Data Processing, Inc., Federal Reserve, Bonds, Politics, Labor Markets
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Federal education cuts via 'sequester' will hurt Lincoln County's students
ben@theinteriorjournal.comIt's a television scene familiar to most of us over 20 years old: Wile E. Coyote buys himself an ACME catapult and assembles it, aiming a huge, red rock to land on a black "X" where he anticipates the elusive Roadrunner will pass by. As Coyote lies in...Tags: Harold Rogers, Budgets and Budgeting, Politics, U.S. Congress, Mitch McConnell
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