Unemployment rate woes: President Barack Obama makes remarks about the rising unemployment rate Friday at the White House's Rose Garden.

11.06.09

Highest unemployment rate in 26 years: Obama’s jobs challenge

The unemployment rate hit 10.2 percent in October. The news underscored that job creation is the big political imperative for Obama and Congress as 2010 elections loom on the horizon.

11.02.09

Four financial innovations for a new generation

While financial innovation is often associated with nearly toppling the international economic system, some entrepreneurs are preparing a different breed of financial tools.

11.02.09

ECONOMIC SCENE: On national debt, worries are bipartisan

The national debt is worrying to conservatives and liberals alike. The question? What to do about it.

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10.31.09 Big winner on economic stimulus and jobs is … Puerto Rico? The island territory has been able to add a high number of new jobs per capita. But the stimulus comes at a time of political struggle between public and private labor in Puerto Rico.

10.31.09 Edmunds.com fires back at White House cash-for-clunkers slam Tiff over the success of cash-for-clunkers has the White House reaching beyond media criticism to take on even ‘apolitical’ consumer groups.

10.30.09 Economic stimulus: which states have gained the most jobs The White House says the economic stimulus accounts for 640,000 jobs. But the picture is mixed across the US.

10.30.09 Americans’ income and spending drop, despite stimulus Household disposable income stagnated in September, and spending fell 0.5 percent, the government reported. The figures call into question the strength of the economic recovery.

10.30.09 Stimulus saved or created 650,000 jobs, White House claims But the jobs market remains weak despite the stimulus, and may remain so for some time, officials say.

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