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Weekly Wrap
Positivity in the April jobs report?
by
Kai Ryssdal
May 3, 2013
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that the economy added 165,000 jobs last month, beating analyst expectations. The unemployment rate fell to 7.5 percent, the lowest since December of 2008.
First quarter GDP report disappoints
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Kai Ryssdal
Apr 26, 2013
The GDP growth of 2.5 percent falls short of what economists had predicted. But does that mean bad news for the economy?
Excel errors and a new Simpson-Bowles report
by
Kai Ryssdal
Apr 19, 2013
Two economists admit they made a mistake in a paper largely referenced to in the country's budget policy decisions. And the deficit-cutting duo of Simpson and Bowles release a new plan.
The budget and the Bitcoin
by
Kai Ryssdal
Apr 12, 2013
Analyzing the week's news on Wall Street and beyond.
The sequester's ripple effects on jobs in March
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
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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?
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Kai Ryssdal
Mar 8, 2013
Looking at the jobs numbers in the full context of the country's economic recovery.
For public good, not for profit.
7.9% jobless rate shows jobs market offers more of the same
by
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
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Kai Ryssdal
Jan 25, 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
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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.