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Kevyn Orr is Detroit’s new emergency financial manager

March 14, 2013 18:57
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Snyder told the Wall Street Journal that he considers the job "the Olympics of restructuring."

#TroikaGameOver: Europe's economic future debated on Twitter

March 11, 2013 12:50
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With the bloc's economic future hanging in the balance, activists rally for an #EUSpring.

Q&A: Can a transatlantic trade deal help save the global economy?

March 11, 2013 06:01
Politicians and economists on both sides of the Atlantic have hailed plans for a comprehensive trade deal between the United States and European Union as an important step to revive the struggling global economy. Among the deal’s most prominent champions, EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht believes it would create hundreds of thousands of jobs, “the cheapest stimulus package you can imagine.” GlobalPost spoke to him about the agreement, British moves to leave the EU and other issues.
Andrew S. ParlinMarch 9, 2013 09:57

Revisiting the American economy four years after it hit bottom

Commentary: The recent rally has taken us back to baseline with a big upswing just beginning.
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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on March 6, 2013 in New York City. One day after the Dow Jones Industrial Average rallied to a record high to close at 14,253.77, stocks were up over 40 points in morning trading. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
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NEW YORK — The recent rally has taken us back to baseline with a big upswing just beginning.
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Made in the USA: More consumers buying American

Heesun Wee, CNBCMarch 6, 2013 18:35
A curious thing is happening among American shoppers. More people are taking a moment to flip over an item or fish for a label and ask, is it "Made in the USA?"

Companies take action to woo a cautious US consumer

Katie Little, CNBCMarch 1, 2013 16:19
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See castration: Bills go unpaid — America gets spayed

Commentary: Sequestration is a mouthful of Washington gobbledygook. Unfortunately, it is even worse than it sounds.
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The US Capitol in Washington, DC, is seen on Feb. 28, 2013. US President Barack Obama summoned congressional leaders Friday in a bid to avert budget sequestration, but Obama was bound by law to initiate the automatic spending cuts on March 1, 2013. (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Sequestration is a mouthful of Washington gobbledygook. Unfortunately, it is even worse than it sounds.
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Bankia has record loss of 19.2 billion euros in 2012

February 28, 2013 18:35
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Bankia had received 18 billion euros worth of aid, but had still posted the historic 19.2 billion euro-loss ($25.2 billion) for 2012.

Elizabeth Warren grills Bernanke on bank subsidies

Linette Lopez, Business InsiderFebruary 27, 2013 12:47
Has the "too big to fail" attitude toward banks hurting the average American?

Expect sequestration to make air travel even less pleasant

Alex Davies, Business InsiderFebruary 22, 2013 18:02
The automatic spending cuts mandated by the sequestration are set to take effect next week, and the Federal Aviation Administration is preparing to cut about $600 million in expenditures for the remainder of fiscal year 2013.
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