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Employment report: The Christmas bump
Jan 6, 2012
Temporary holiday hires might be padding December’s big jobs numbers.
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Americans choose renting
Jan 5, 2012
Despite record-low mortgage rates, Americans are yet to wade back into home-ownership.
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Free lunches becoming more common
Jan 4, 2012
School-subsidized lunch programs report staggering numbers of students in need of help.
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Bank failures down but not done
Jan 3, 2012
The number of bank failures in 2011 fell from the previous year, but banks are far from being out of the woods just yet.
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2011 market roundup: McD’s up, B of A down
Jan 2, 2012
The Dow’s best- and worst-performing stocks of 2011.
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World markets: Winners and losers in 2011
Dec 30, 2011
The past year wasn’t kind to those with money in the Greek market, but Zambian investors are laughing all the way to the bank.
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Movie ticket sales hit 16-year low
Dec 29, 2011
Despite billion-dollar blockbusters, 2011 saw fewer people in movie theater seats. Are bad films to blame? Try tough competition.
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Public-worker pension funds lose big
Dec 28, 2011
This summer, the pension plans of government employees lost a staggering quarter-trillion-dollars in assets.
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Feel-good end to 2012
Dec 27, 2011
Two surveys out today have spenders and scholars upbeat about the health of the U.S. economy, for now at least.
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Bubbly still flat
Dec 26, 2011
Champagne as an economic indicator for 2012?
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The Pulse is a regular feature on the Marketplace Index with David Brancaccio that measures the economy with a daily alternative indicator.
