08/16/11
Marketplace for August 16, 2011
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Marketplace for August 16, 2011
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College student hopeful, but realistic about future job market
The poor economy has many people going back to school. But do current college students still feel positive about their job prospects?
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Walmart earnings up, but not upbeat
Profits from overseas fuel the company while U.S. sales lag
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German growth slows as Europe's debt woes linger
Germany is key in helping Europe's weaker economies handle their debt crisis, but its slowing economy may mean it can't keep coming to the rescue
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Chronic high unemployment in the U.S. and Europe
The E.U. unemployment rate -- like that of the U.S. -- is currently around 9 percent. How has Europe handled this, and what can the U.S. learn from Europe?
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Leveraging jobs in rural areas
The Obama administration's proposals for creating jobs in rural areas counts on a few good jobs generating many more
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East Baltimore: Where the recession never ended
In East Baltimore, unemployment is so high that the beginnings of a national recovery were never noticed
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The future of jobs: An hourglass economy?
Many economists predict that the future of employment will include growth at the bottom and top, but lose the "routine" middlemen jobs
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