Posts Tagged ‘economy’

Economy likely started 2012 with solid job growth (AP)

A worker rises on a lift at a building construction site of a new apartment and retail center in the University Circle area of Cleveland on Thursday,  Feb. 2, 2012.  (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)AP – The economy likely produced another solid month of hiring in January, a promising start for 2012.


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Florida GOP voters hurt by economy, foreclosures (AP)

AP – Republicans voting Tuesday in Florida’s presidential primary expressed pain from their state’s weak economy and housing foreclosure crisis and divisions over what to do about illegal immigration, according to early results from an exit poll of voters.

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Economy grew 2.8 pct. in Q4, but outlook is hazy (AP)

FILE - In this Aug. 30, 2011 file photo, 2011 Chevrolet Malibus are lined up at a car dealership in San Jose, Calif. The U.S. economy grew at a 2.8 percent annual rate in the final three months of last year, the fastest growth in 2011, according to the Commerce Department, Friday, Jan. 27, 2012. Americans spent more on cars and trucks, and companies restocked their shelves at the strongest pace in nearly two years. But growth in the October-December quarter — and all of last year — was held back by the biggest annual government spending cuts in four decades. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)AP – The economy grew late last year at a pace that in normal times would suggest it’s healthy.


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Economy grew modest 2.8 pct. in Q4, best in 2011 (AP)

AP – The U.S. economy grew at a 2.8 percent annual rate in the final three months of last year, the fastest growth in 2011.

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Economy likely ended 2011 with strong growth (AP)

AP – A weak year for the economy likely ended on a hopeful note.

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Obama to take on economy in State of the Union (AP)

FILE - In this Jan. 13, 2012, file photo, President Barack Obama speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington. President Barack Obama commands center stage in a political year so far dominated by Republican infighting, preparing to deliver a State of the Union address that will go right to the heart of Americans' economic anxiety and try to sway voters to give him four more years in office. He is expected to urge higher taxes on the wealthy, propose steps to make college more affordable and offer new remedies for the still worrisome housing crisis. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari, File)AP – Addressing a divided nation amid a determined GOP campaign to take his job, President Barack Obama is preparing to issue a populist cry for economic fairness as he aims to corral the sympathies of middle-class voters 10 months before Election Day.


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Fed survey shows economy ended 2011 with strength (AP)

In this Dec. 14, 2011 photo, line worker Jeff Danes demonstrates moving a battery charger for a Ford Focus on the assembly line at the Ford Michigan Assembly plant in Wayne, Mich. The final weeks of 2011 were the economy's strongest since it appeared to be slipping toward recession in late spring. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)AP – The final weeks of 2011 were the economy’s strongest since it appeared to be slipping toward recession in late spring.


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