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Supervisor calls for 'structural overhaul'
Los Angeles County Supervisor Mike Antonovich slammed state lawmakers on Wednesday at an economic summit at Woodbury College in Burbank, blaming them for much of the financial stress that has forced local governments to shed jobs and cut services. The...Tags: State Budgets, Justice System, Earthquakes, Natural Disasters, Crime, Law and Justice
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Highest consumer confidence in years
WASHINGTON - A better hiring outlook and lower gas prices pushed U.S. consumer confidence to its highest level in 4 1/2 years. The Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan index of consumer sentiment jumped to 79.3 in May, up from 76.4 in the previous...Tags: Consumers, Consumer Confidence
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Would Romney really cut spending on 'Day One'?
Mitt Romney has a new ad out, touting what he'll do on his first day as president. "Day One," the narrator intones, "President Romney announces deficit reductions, ending the Obama era of big government." That’s pretty much what Romney has been...
Tags: Mitt Romney, Politics, Elections, Barack Obama, George Washington
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Stocks open mixed ahead of long weekend
Stocks were mixed in early trading on Wall Street amid continuing concerns over the European debt crisis but positive U.S. consumer confidence data. The Dow Jones industrial average was down 37 points, or 0.3%, to 12,493 shortly after the opening bell....
Tags: Consumers, Facebook, Consumer Confidence, Financing and Stock Offerings
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Consumer confidence surged in May to highest level since 2007
WASHINGTON -- Despite Europe's economic troubles, American consumers are feeling better about the economy than at any time since the start of the Great Recession. Consumer confidence surged in May to its highest level since October 2007, the ninth-...
Tags: Consumers, Consumer Confidence
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Jobless claims barely change; durable goods orders plunge
After jobless claims reached a five-month high in April, last week’s tiny dip came as a relief. But a heavy slide in orders for long-lasting goods is less soothing. Applications for unemployment benefits shrank by 2,000 last week to a seasonally...Tags: Google+, Unemployment, Employment Opportunities, Unemployment Benefits, General Mills Incorporated
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Britain's deep double-dip raises questions about austerity
We knew it was bad, but news out from across the pond indicates that uncertainty in Europe might be slamming the economy there even more than had been thought. Revised data show that Britain’s gross domestic product contracted more than previously...
Tags: Europe, Personal Investing, World War II (1939-1945), Consumer Confidence, United Kingdom
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Eurozone's turmoil threatens global economy
When economic and financial conditions have grown particularly dicey in the eurozone during the last couple of years, European leaders have made a habit of throwing pacifiers at the markets. So as European leaders meet in Brussels on Wednesday, the...Tags: Heart Attack, Economy, Business and Finance, Europe, Globalization, Real Estate Buyers
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Can Congress steer us away from the fiscal cliff? Don't bet on it
Although Mitt Romney wants to focus on jobs and economic growth, the House GOP leadership seems determined to make the coming election a referendum on the federal budget. That's a debate at least some Democrats believe is a winner for them as well: It's...
Tags: Parties and Movements, Elections, Christopher Van Hollen Jr., John A. Boehner, Public Finance
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Fed regional bank directors saw improvement in economy
Directors at the Federal Reserve's regional banks saw a pickup in the pace of economic growth last month as housing, motor vehicle sales and consumer spending gained strength.
"Directors noted further improvement in economic activity, and they...Tags: Government, Central Bank, Federal Reserve, Economy, Business and Finance, Executive Branch
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Consumer index hints of lower COLA in 2013 for seniors
Seniors be warned: Your Social Security cost of living adjustment for next year may be less than half of this year's 3.6 percent increase. That's because the inflation rate that Social Security increases are pegged to is only 1.7 percent as of the...
Tags: North Palm Beach, Economy, Business and Finance, Government Health Care, Social Security, Consumers
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Eurozone's turmoil threatens global economy
When economic and financial conditions have grown particularly dicey in the eurozone during the last couple of years, European leaders have made a habit of throwing pacifiers at the markets. So as European leaders meet in Brussels on Wednesday, the...Tags: Heart Attack, Economy, Business and Finance, Europe, Globalization, China
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