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Higher consumer spending will offset sequester cuts, economists say
WASHINGTON -- Consumers will help keep economic growth on track this year, as new projections of their spending indicate it will offset the hit to the recovery from the federal government's automatic budget cuts, a panel of economists said Monday. The...
Tags: Government Debt, Politics, Consumers, Economic Indicator, National Government
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Blackstone, Pactera insiders make $680 million offer
Reuters(Reuters) - Pactera Technology International Ltd said on Monday that Blackstone Group LP , together with the company's management, made a $680.3 million non-binding proposal to take China's largest technology outsourcing firm private. Pactera said it...Tags: China Pacific Incorporated, Thomson Corporation, Silver Lake (Staten Island, New York), The Carlyle Group, Economy, Business and Finance
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Business aviation CEOs see recovery signs, urge governments' aid
Reuters* Taxes, red tape seen hindering industry * Appeal to government for help before annual show opens * Sector seeks to rebuild after recession-sparked decline By Robert Evans GENEVA, May 20 (Reuters) - Leaders of the multibillion-dollar global...Tags: Honeywell International Incorporated, France, Boeing Co., Manufacturing and Engineering, Aerospace Manufacturing
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TREASURIES-U.S. bonds steady, pausing for clues on Fed bond buys
Reuters* Benchmark U.S. bond yields hover near two-month highs * Chicago, New York Fed presidents set to speak * U.S. Fed to buy $2.75 bln to $3.50 bln medium term bonds By Richard Leong NEW YORK, May 21 (Reuters) - U.S. government debt prices were little...Tags: Employment Opportunities, Government Debt, Financial Markets, Consumer Confidence, Central Bank
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2 Fed presidents at odds on bank's role in economic recovery
It's a family feud Federal Reserve-style as Chicago Federal Reserve President Charles Evans and Dallas Federal Reserve President Richard Fisher argue in polite fashion about what the central bank has accomplished by tinkering with the economy. Evans...
Tags: Money and Monetary Policy, Financial Markets, Federal Reserve, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Central Bank
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UPDATED: Republican statewide candidates crisscross Virginia
Assignment ManagerFresh off last weekend's Republican convention, the party's statewide ticket is crisscrossing Virginia. Gubernatorial candidate and current Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli led the candidates at a stop at the Roanoke Regional Airport Monday morning. ...Tags: Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Executive Branch, Chesapeake (Chesapeake, Virginia), Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia), U.S. House Committee on Appropriations
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Unclear whether Fed's bond buying has helped economy: Fisher
Reuters(Reuters) - While the Federal Reserve's accommodative policies have boosted stocks and helped the rich, it is unclear whether they are doing enough for the broader U.S. economy, a top central bank official said on Monday. "We've made rich people richer.....Tags: New Products, Money and Monetary Policy, Economic Policy, Economy, Business and Finance, S&P 500
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May consumer sentiment highest in nearly 6 years
(Reuters) - U.S. consumer sentiment rebounded in early May to the highest level in nearly six years, an encouraging sign after recent data that has suggested economic growth is cooling. A gauge of future economic activity released on Friday also...Tags: Thomson Corporation, Money and Monetary Policy, Consumers, Economy, Business and Finance, Gasoline Industry
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May consumer sentiment highest in nearly six years
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Americans felt better about their economic and financial prospects in early May as consumer sentiment rose to the highest level in nearly six years, an encouraging sign after other recent data had suggested broader U.S. growth is...Tags: Thomson Corporation, Money and Monetary Policy, Consumers, Economy, Business and Finance, Gasoline Industry
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Graduating Into A Sunnier Job Market
The Hartford CourantFor nearly 6,900 students who graduated Sunday at colleges around the state, the natural question is: What's next? Happily, this year's graduates have more reason to be optimistic than those who graduated two or three years ago, although the market...Tags: University of Hartford, Manufacturing and Engineering, Aetna Inc., Automotive Equipment, Science and Technology
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Virginia jobless rate falls to 5.2 percent in April
The Virginia Employment Commission says the state's jobless rate fell in April for the second consecutive month. The state's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 5.2 percent in April. That's down from 5.3 percent in March, and down from 5.9 percent...
Tags: Employment Opportunities, Unemployment Rate, Unemployment, Employment, Career and Workplace
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Baltimore's investments in job creation
A strong and sustainable 21st century economy can only be built from the bottom up. And today, as President Barack Obama visits Baltimore, it is this fact that will drive us to join with him to renew a call for Congress to focus on common-sense...
Tags: Employment Opportunities, U.S. Congress, Politics, Martin O'Malley, Baltimore City Community College
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