Nov 6th, 2009 - San Jose Mercury News
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Today: Obama extends jobless benefits as unemployment surges over 10 percent. A tax credit for homebuyers is extended. The Verizon/Motorola/Google Droid arrives. A deal with the founders of Skype allows eBay to sell a majority stake in the business.
Unemployment rate climbs over 10 percent
For the first time in more than 26 years, the U.S. unemployment rate jumped over 10 percent last month.
According to the Labor Department, the nation's employers lost 190,000 payroll jobs in October. The jobless rate was a higher-than-expected 10.2 percent, up from 9.8 percent the month before.
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Obama to address economic help, unemployment, Fort Hood shooting in Rose Garden statement
Nov 6th, 2009 - Los Angeles Times
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is expected to talk about the Fort Hood shootings and the double-digit unemployment figures at the White House later this morning.
Jobless in NH to get extended benefits
Nov 5th, 2009 - Boston
CONCORD, N.H.—Unemployed workers in New Hampshire who are using up their unemployment benefits will be getting additional help. Congress has approved legislation that extends the jobless benefits in every state for 14 additional weeks...
Stocks jump as jobs, spending data boost mood
Nov 5th, 2009 - AOL News
NEW YORK -Encouraging news on jobs and worker productivity gave investors new reason to be optimistic about the economy and pushed stocks to big gains. The Dow Jones industrial average jumped 150 points Thursday...
Stock futures shift gears, push slightly higher
Nov 5th, 2009 - The Seattle Times
Stock futures are higher after the government reported a bigger-than-expected drop in workers seeking unemployment benefits. The Labor Department said initial claims for jobless benefits fell to 512,000 last week, the lowest level since January...
Senate Takes Up Unemployment, Homebuyer Aid
Nov 2nd, 2009 - New York Times
Call it a mini-stimulus. Senate Democrats say they finally have their procedural ducks in a row to pass an extension of unemployment benefits as well as some tax breaks that backers hope will help the economy.
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7:21Obama to Extend Unemployment Benefits
President Obama announced a plan last week to extend unemployment benefits for people who go back to school. For some reason, this decision has got the GOP in an uproar, and they don't want unemployed people to get any kind of special benefits from the government ...
3:35Federal jobless benefits extended
www.EmploymentCrossing.com Unemployed Delawareans now qualify for seven extra weeks of unemployment benefits, thanks to the extension of a federal unemployment program, Governor Ruth Ann Minner has announced. The unemployment insurance extension is the second announced in the past four months ...
3:08NBR | Extending Unemployment Benefits | PBS
www.pbs.org PBS Airdate: August 28, 2009 An increasing number of people on unemployment are about to see their benefits run out. Now they are turning to Congress to continue making payments. Nightly Business Report's Darren Gersh talks to a man who will soon stop receiving checks ...
3:33Jobless Benefits for Millions to End in January- Unemployment
About one million laid-off workers will see their unemployment benefits end in January unless Congress acts quickly to renew existing federally paid extensions, according to a new survey and legislators and state officials. Skip ...
