Federal Recovery Efforts Saved 8.5 Million Jobs, Stopped Depression - Progressive States Network (blog)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:22:02 GMT+00:00 - TopNews United Kingdom (blog) Federal Recovery Efforts Saved 8.5 Million Jobs , Stopped Depression Progressive States Network (blog) ... just counterbalanced revenue losses at the state level, meaning the federal aid was a "defensive stimulus" that "saves jobs rather than creates them. ... Blinder: Bank profits 'collateral damage in a war to save the economy' Washington Post (blog) New report shows how government bailouts, stimulus helped the economy Kansas City Star How My Doubts About Stimulus Were Eased – A Little Seeking Alpha (blog) TheStreet.com (subscription) - Firedoglake (blog) - Zacks.com all 75 news articles »
Dallas Fed chief: Texans are 'lucky puppies' in economic recovery - Dallas Morning News
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:16:46 GMT+00:00 - IBTimes Hong Kong Dallas Fed chief: Texans are 'lucky puppies' in economic recovery Dallas Morning News During the first half of 2010, state employers expanded payrolls by about 179000, or about half the number of jobs they cut last year, according to figures ... FinSys Update:Fed Fisher: GDP Likely Below 3% For Prolonged Pd IMarketnews.com all 31 news articles »
Fed's Bullard raises specter of Japanese-style deflation - Washington Post (blog)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:53:35 GMT+00:00 - MarketWatch Fed's Bullard raises specter of Japanese-style deflation Washington Post (blog) A top Federal Reserve official has published an important new paper in which he raises the specter of a Japan-style period of extended ... US May Be Edging toward Period of Deflation, Some Economist Fear RisMedia.com (press release) America wake up: Deflation is here National Post (registration) (blog) all 236 news articles »
New York Economy Needs Office Workers - Wall Street Journal (blog)
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:45:32 GMT+00:00 - AFP New York Economy Needs Office Workers Wall Street Journal (blog) “A major NYC employment agency, specializing in office jobs , reports that hiring activity has picked up since the last report. Demand from the legal sector ... Beige book: Recovery continues, but unevenly Washington Post (blog) Business Highlights BusinessWeek Economic activity in KC's Fed district saw steady growth Kansas City Star Bloomberg - Seeking Alpha (blog) - Pittsburgh Post Gazette all 1,187 news articles »
Has the focus of I-JOBS changed? - DesMoinesRegister.com
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:11:57 GMT+00:00 - Christian Science Monitor Has the focus of I- JOBS changed? DesMoinesRegister.com By the end of the $875 million I- JOBS program, another $955 million will be leveraged from other sources such as federal grants and local contributions, ... Study: I- JOBS stimulus plan created 7000 new jobs The Associated Press Report: I- JOBS a success Mason City Globe Gazette Culver requests additional damage assessments Iowa Independent IowaPolitics.com (press release) - KCRG all 213 news articles »
CREDIT MARKETS: Tepid Auction, Refi Fears Dominate Trading - Wall Street Journal
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:49:36 GMT+00:00 - Town Hall CREDIT MARKETS: Tepid Auction, Refi Fears Dominate Trading Wall Street Journal "The facts are that the US economy is growing too slow to create jobs or inflation and I suspect investors will figure that out and once again turn back to ... Treasurys mostly up before 7-year note auction MarketWatch Short-Term Treasurys Outperform On Durables Data; Auction Ahead Wall Street Journal Treasury Yields Advance Even as Most Stocks, Oil, Copper Fall BusinessWeek Bloomberg all 354 news articles »
The New New Deal: Public Money for Private Jobs - New York Times (blog)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:27:12 GMT+00:00 - New York Times The New New Deal: Public Money for Private Jobs New York Times (blog) The money comes from federal stimulus funds, but is distributed by individual cities and states. Each has a different program, and most pay 100 percent of ... Does Direct Government Stimulus Create Private Sector Jobs ? The Atlantic all 16 news articles »
AP survey: A bleaker outlook for economy into 2011 - The Associated Press
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:05:27 GMT+00:00 - AP survey: A bleaker outlook for economy into 2011 The Associated Press It takes about 3 percent growth just to create enough jobs to keep pace with the population increase. Growth would have to equal 5 percent for a full year ... and more »
California's clean energy future threatened by federal delays, state officials say - Los Angeles Times
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:12:43 GMT+00:00 - CNET (blog) California's clean energy future threatened by federal delays, state officials say Los Angeles Times At stake are more than 12000 new, high-paying construction and manufacturing jobs and the opportunity to replace a large portion of the state's fossil ... US renewable energy industry in call for action Financial Times all 98 news articles »
Secondary Sources: Science Jobs, China Housing, Money and Inflation - Wall Street Journal (blog)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:52:38 GMT+00:00 - Secondary Sources: Science Jobs , China Housing, Money and Inflation Wall Street Journal (blog) The relatively new Federal Reserve policy of paying interest on bank reserves is one possibility. Andolfatto's suggestion that all changes in money are not ... and more »