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Budget deficit sets record in February
(AP)
 AP - The government ran up the largest monthly deficit in history in February, keeping the flood of red ink on track to top last year's record for the full year.
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Unemployment rate rises in 30 states
(AP)
 AP - Unemployment rose in 30 states in January, the Labor Department said Wednesday, evidence that jobs remain scarce in most regions of the country.
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Unemployment rate rises in 30 states
(AP)
AP - Unemployment rose in 30 states in January, the Labor Department said Wednesday, evidence that jobs remain scarce in most regions of the country.
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Curbing derivatives might hurt, not help, Greece
(AP)
 AP - Derivatives have become a dirty word.
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Senate passes $149 bln for jobless aid, tax breaks
(Reuters)
Reuters - The Senate on Wednesday passed a $149 billion package of jobless aid and tax breaks, as Democrats continued efforts to lower the 9.7 percent unemployment rate before congressional elections in November. |
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Stocks rise after inventories fall but sales gain
(AP)
 AP - Stocks continued their slow trek higher after the government's report of a drop in companies' inventories during January.
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How the major stock indexes fared on Tuesday
(AP)
AP - Financial companies led stocks higher Tuesday on the one-year anniversary of the market's hitting a 12-year low. The gain in bank stocks came as traders reacted to rumors that the government might prohibit the trades known as short sales in the stocks of companies it owns. Such a move would be aimed at preventing sharp drops in stocks including Citigroup Inc. and American International Group Inc. |
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Highest, lowest state jobless rates at a glance
(AP)
AP - The Labor Department on Wednesday said that unemployment rates rose in 30 states in January, as jobs remain scarce across the country. |
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