Economic Climate stories:
Florida's unemployment rate nearly unchanged
Nov 20th, 2009 - bizjournals
Florida’s unemployment rate remained relatively steady, up a notch to 11.2 percent in October from 11.1 percent the month before. That means there are a little more than 1 million Floridians out of work out of a labor force of 9.175 million...
Quinn, lawmakers discuss sale of Thomson prison
Nov 15th, 2009 - The Denver Post
But plans to sell the prison that would then be used to house some detainees from the Guantanamo Bay detention center in Cuba is creating controversy because of safety concerns.
Macy's reports $35-million loss, calls it 'excellent'
Nov 11th, 2009 - Los Angeles Times
Macy's Inc. posted another quarterly loss Wednesday as consumers continued to scrimp on purchases, but the department store chain said the results were stronger than expected and that it was encouraged by its new...
Eager fans greet "Call of Duty" video game launch
Nov 10th, 2009 - Reuters
SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Activision Blizzard Inc's hugely anticipated "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" video game went on sale early Tuesday morning, welcomed by eager fans who lined up hours in advance of the release.American Express Earnings Beat Estimates Amid Fewer Credit-Card Defaults
Oct 22nd, 2009 - Bloomberg
Oct. 22 (Bloomberg) -- American Express Co., the biggestU.S. credit-card issuer by purchases, posted profit thatexceeded most analysts’ estimates and said the recession may benearing an end.



