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Economy leaves some U.S. workers stuck in bad jobs
Reuters - With the U.S. economy mired in recession, workers are finding themselves stuck in bad jobs with such annoyances as managers who berate employees and bosses who hold meetings in bed.
Philippine economy expands after 1Q contraction
AP - The Philippine economy expanded 2.4 percent in the second quarter, skirting recession as construction and mining combined with government and private spending spurred growth, officials said Thursday.
STIMULUS WATCH: GOP opposes plan then seeks money
AP - Georgia's Republican senators, Saxby Chambliss and Johnny Isakson, voted against the $787 billion economic stimulus package, blasting the bill as a bloated government giveaway.
Ahead of the Bell: Gross domestic product
AP - Wall Street analysts expect the economy improved in the second quarter — just not as much as the government said at first.
German consumer outlook up for September, GfK says
AP - German consumers' confidence in their economy — Europe's largest — continued to rise as growth and income expectations for September increased from August, a leading survey said Thursday.
US stays on recovery track as output shrinks 1%
AFP - The US economy stayed on a path of recovery from its deep recession as output shrank at an unrevised 1.0 percent annual pace in the second quarter, the government said Thursday.
Bank insurance fund down 20 percent in 2Q
AP - With bank failures rising, the government's deposit insurance fund fell 20 percent to $10.4 billion in the second quarter as U.S. banks lost $3.7 billion.
US new jobless claims fall after two weeks of increases
AFP - New claims for US unemployment benefits dipped over the past week in a sign of modest improvement in the job situation for the recession-mired economy, the Labor Department said Thursday.
US on recovery track after unrevised GDP drop
AFP - The US economy stayed on a path of recovery from its deep recession as output shrank at an unrevised 1.0 percent annual pace in the second quarter, the government said Thursday.
Fewer Cubans make crossing to Fla; economy cited
AP - The number of Cubans attempting to cross the Florida Straits has fallen by more than half, putting 2009 on track to be perhaps the lowest for migration from the communist island in almost a decade.
Economy leaves some workers stuck in bad jobs
Reuters - With the U.S. economy mired in recession, workers are finding themselves stuck in bad jobs with such annoyances as managers who berate employees and bosses who hold meetings in bed.
STIMULUS WATCH: GOP opposes plan, then seeks money
AP - Georgia's Republican senators, Saxby Chambliss and Johnny Isakson, voted against the $787 billion economic stimulus package, blasting the bill as a bloated government giveaway.
More parents seek child-support reduction
AP - As the owner of a successful acupuncture clinic in a wealthy Washington suburb, David Vandenberg never had any problems making a $433 monthly child support payment.
Fed urges secrecy on banks in bailout programs
Reuters - The U.S. Federal Reserve asked a federal judge not to enforce her order that it reveal the names of the banks that have participated in its emergency lending programs and the sums they received, saying such disclosure would threaten the companies and the economy.
Summary Box: Bank insurance fund down 20 percent
AP - DWINDLING INSURANCE FUND: The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. says the fund that guarantees bank deposits (up to $250,000 for regular accounts) dropped 20 percent in the second quarter to $10.4 billion, its lowest point since 1992.
Summary Box: Economists encouraged by GDP activity
AP - ECONOMY SHRINKS: The gross domestic product, the total output of goods and services, dropped at an annual rate of 1 percent in the April-June quarter. The number of newly laid-off workers filing for unemployment benefits dropped slightly to 570,000 last week.
Euro firms against dollar on recovery hopes
AFP - The euro leapt against the dollar Thursday as financial markets were upbeat about economic recovery prospects, dampening the US currency's appeal as a risk haven.
Metals, grains end mixed as GDP tops expectations
AP - Commodities prices posted mixed results Thursday as investors made small bets on an improving economy.
American cons benefit from bailout bungle
AFP - The US government sent checks by mistake to 1,700 inmates around the country as part of efforts to jump-start the crisis-hit American economy, officials said Thursday.
Japan's unemployment rate hits record high in July
AP - Japan's unemployment rose to an all-time high in July, and prices fell at a record pace, the government said Friday.
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