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The sequester's ripple effects on jobs in March
Sarah Gardner Apr 5, 2013
The March jobs report disappoints, with only 88,000 jobs added. Analysts point to the sequester as a reason for the drop after a strong February.
Insider trading charges: One way to end a long week
Kai Ryssdal Mar 29, 2013
An SAC Capital trader was charged today with securities fraud, allegedly short-selling stocks based on inside information
A 7.7% unemployment rate: Is the economy back?
Kai Ryssdal Mar 8, 2013
Looking at the jobs numbers in the full context of the country's economic recovery.
7.9% jobless rate shows jobs market offers more of the same
Kai Ryssdal Feb 1, 2013
The Labor Department reported that 157,000 jobs were created in January, but also revealed an uptick in unemployment to 7.9 percent.
Looking back at Secretary Geithner's legacy
Kai Ryssdal Jan 28, 2013
One final look back at Secretary Timothy Geithner's time at the Treasury Department. Plus, why you'll start hearing the word 'sequester' a lot more soon.
Debt ceiling delay: GOP proposes three-month window
Kai Ryssdal Jan 18, 2013
In a proposal floated today that comes from their weekend policy retreat in Virginia, Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives proposed raising the debt ceiling for three months. In essence, 'kicking the can down the road' one more time.
Treasury pick Jack Lew and the future of the economy
Kai Ryssdal Jan 11, 2013
The Weekly Wrap looks at what President Obama's Treasury Secretary pick indicates about the economic priorities in President Obama's second term, and what a trillion dollar coin says about how we run our economy.
Ringing in the New Year: So where are the jobs?
Sarah Gardner Jan 4, 2013
The U.S. economy adds 155,000 jobs in December, and the unemployment rate remains steady at 7.8 percent.
Between the fiscal cliff and the debt ceiling
Jeremy Hobson Dec 28, 2012
President Obama and some members of Congress have returned to Washington from their respective holidays to discuss the impending fiscal cliff and debt ceiling deadlines. But other things worth thinking about are happening, too.
What it will take to get a 6.5% unemployment rate
Kai Ryssdal Dec 14, 2012
The Federal Reserve says it will keep interest rates near zero until the unemployment rate drops to 6.5 percent. But what will it take to get there?
