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How low can you go? Fed expected to keep interest rates low, but not lower
May 1, 2013
The Federal Reserve isn't expected to lower rates any more than it already has.
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State budgets are doing better, but will they spend the new income?
Apr 30, 2013
State tax receipts have rebounded and are set to exceed the pre-recession peaks. After severe budget cutbacks, states are spending the new money on...what?
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No sequester reprieve for biomedical research
Apr 30, 2013
Dr. Francis Collins, the director of the National Institute of Health, on how sequester cuts have caused anxiety for young researchers.
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PODCAST: Home prices up, markets moving to Twitter
Apr 30, 2013
Home prices are up, Twitter has got the markets moving, and disaster apps are all the rage.
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Housing prices surge, rise 9.3% since last year
Apr 30, 2013
Home prices rose 1.2 percent in February and were up 9.3 percent since last year, according to the S&P Case-Shiller Index.
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U.S. pays down debt for first time in six years
Apr 30, 2013
The Treasury Department is expected to start paying down U.S. government debt this quarter for the first time in six years.
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A chart of how much time Barack Obama spends in economic meetings and on vacation
Apr 29, 2013
Comparing the hours President Obama spent in meetings about the economy, and on golf outings, in 2012.
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Six months after Sandy, a Jersey Shore ice cream shop gets ready to open for summer
Apr 29, 2013
HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie announced an additional $1.8 billion in recovery aid for homeowners, renters and small businesses, today. Some of those businesses have been plugging along in the meantime.
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PODCAST: Bees get the vote
Apr 29, 2013
Long running TV soap operas find new life online. EU leaders vote to protect bees. And the quiet impacts of the sequester.
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Signs of weakness in how much we make and how much we spend
Apr 29, 2013
U.S. personal income and consumer spending increased by 0.2 percent in March. Julia Coronado, chief economist with the investment bank BNP Paribas, discusses the numbers and what they mean for the economy.
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