U.S. Census Bureau
Fighting the holiday-shopping hangover
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
According to the Census Bureau, retail sales growth in January was about half what was expected.
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Public-worker pension funds lose big
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
This summer, the pension plans of government employees lost a staggering quarter-trillion-dollars in assets.
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New Numbers Find 49 Million in Poverty
Monday, November 7, 2011
The number of people under the official poverty line in the United States is higher than it has been in 50 years: more than 46 million people, more...
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