ARTICLES BY JEANNINE AVERSA
Businesses hiring at fastest pace since 2006
WASHINGTON - American companies are on a hiring spree.
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Bernanke pledges low rates will remain
WASHINGTON - The script was repetitive. The lines were delivered without emotion. There wasn't even a twist.
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Jobless falls to 2-year low
WASHINGTON - The unemployment rate fell to a two-year low of 8.8 percent in March, capping the strongest two months of hiring since before the recession began.
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Burst of hiring could mark turning point for jobs
WASHINGTON - Companies added more workers in February than in any month in almost a year - a turning point for the economy that finally pushed the unemployment rate below 9 percent. Economists say the stronger hiring should endure all year.
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Bernanke: GOP spending cuts would slow growth
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Wednesday a House Republicans plan to cut $61 billion in federal spending this year would reduce economic growth and cause job losses.
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Government budget cuts pose threat to recovery
WASHINGTON - Deep spending cuts by state and local governments pose a growing threat to an economy that is already grappling with high unemployment, depressed home prices and the surging cost of oil.
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Bernanke urges nations to help ease trade gaps
PARIS - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Friday urged countries with large trade surpluses like China to let their currencies rise in value to help prevent another global financial crisis.
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More spending helps economy gain steam
WASHINGTON - The economic recovery is now consistently picking up speed, and American consumers are the ones pushing the gas pedal. They increased their spending late last year at the fastest pace since 2006.
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Industrial production rises by most in 5 months
WASHINGTON - Industrial production rose in December by the largest amount in five months, providing the economy with solid momentum heading into the new year.
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Fed survey: U.S. economy ends 2010 on strong note
WASHINGTON - The U.S. economy ended last year on an encouraging note, with all parts of the country showing improvements. Factories produced more, shoppers spent more and companies hired more - pointing to a stronger economy in 2011.
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Strong week for economy raises optimism for 2011
WASHINGTON - Buoyed by a string of hopeful government reports on layoffs, factory production and consumer spending, economists are predicting that hiring and even housing will pick up in 2011 and make it a better year after all.
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A setback for the economy
WASHINGTON - The nation added only a trickle of jobs in November, far fewer than experts had expected and a reminder that the economy is still recovering only fitfully.
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Consumers spend and earn more
WASHINGTON - Americans earned more and spent more last month, and the number of people applying for unemployment benefits dropped last week to the lowest level in more than two years. At the same time, demand for long-lasting manufactured goods and new homes fell off.
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Bernanke on perilous ground
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is taking some highly unusual steps to counter widespread opposition to his $600 billion plan to jump-start the economy. He's pressing China to let its currency rise and pushing Congress to pass more stimulus aid.
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