onthehillblog.blogspot.com - 21 days ago
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Waste, of course, is in the eye of the beholder.
Among the 150,000 stimulus expenditures released last week are dozens of iPods, toilets and trips to resort hotels. But, according to the reports, those seemingly questionable purchases are being used to enhance technology in the classroom, make ba
Video: Obama's Election Night Anniversary
politicalnewslive.blogspot.com 25 days ago — U.S. News Chief White House Correspondent Kenneth T. Walsh analyzes how the president is doing one year after his historic win.
The Fed and the Unemployment Rate cont’d
ritholtz.com 22 days ago — November 4, 2009
In response to the recent piece we wrote about the Fed and the unemployment rate, Bloomberg anchor Kathleen Hays emailed the following: [Richmond Fed president] “Jeff Lacker told me he could see the Fed tightening before unemployment comes down when I interviewed him last ...
Unemployment in U.S. Jumps to 10.2%, Payrolls Fall
hf-implode.com 20 days ago — " The unemployment rate in the U.S. soared to a 26-year high of 10.2 percent in October and employers cut more jobs than forecast, underscoring why Federal Reserve policy makers say interest rates will remain near zero."
Nobel Laureate: New Normal in Joblessness Ahead
blog.ockhamresearch.com 20 days ago — In an interview with Bloomberg prior to the release of key unemployment data, Nobel Laureate Edmund Phelps discussed what he sees as the “new normal” for the U.S. economy. His view is that the U.S. should prepare for times of greater than normal average unemployment, and the ...
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