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Obama’s Stance on Offshore Drilling

02/09/2010|Happy Hour on FOX Business

Obama’s Stance on Offshore DrillingThe Institute for Energy Research’s Patrick Creighton on whether Mr. Obama has changed his mind on expanding U.S. drilling projects.

Larry Summers on Job Growth, Economy

02/09/2010|FOX Business

Larry Summers on Job Growth, EconomyWhite House Economic Advisor Larry Summers on increasing job growth through incentives to small businesses and investing in energy and infrastructure.

Can Private Companies Profit From Space?

02/09/2010|FOX Business

Can Private Companies Profit From Space?Spacex Chief Counsel Tim Hughes on how private companies can profit from the Obama Administration’s space budget.

President Pushes Passage of Jobs Bill

02/09/2010|FOX Business

President Pushes Passage of Jobs BillFBN’s Rich Edson on the Administration’s push to boost job growth.

Global Budget Deficits a Growing Concern

02/09/2010|FOX Business Morning

Global Budget Deficits a Growing ConcernBGC Partners’ David Buik on the global risks posed by budget deficits in countries such as Greece and Spain.

Did Minimum Wage Hike Hurt Economy?

02/08/2010|Happy Hour on FOX Business

Did Minimum Wage Hike Hurt Economy?Ball State’s Michael Hicks on why an increase in minimum wage cost the economy half a million jobs.

Social Security Surplus Evaporates

02/08/2010|Bulls and Bears

Social Security Surplus EvaporatesDiversified Financial Consultants' Dominic Tavella on preparing for retirement without banking on Social Security.

Tax Hikes for All?

02/08/2010|FOX Business

Tax Hikes for All?The Manhattan Institute’s Josh Barro argues the upper class won’t be the only ones seeing their taxes rise in the near future.

Ducati Unveils New Touring Bike

02/08/2010|FOX Business

Ducati Unveils New Touring BikeDucati North America CEO Michael Lock on the Multistrada 1200.

St. Louis Fed Pres. on Inflation, Boosting the Fed

02/08/2010|FOX Business

St. Louis Fed Pres. on Inflation, Boosting the FedSt. Louis Federal Reserve Bank President James Bullard on potential inflation and boosting the Fed to prevent another financial crisis.

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Senate Jobs Bill Includes Tax Incentives for Hiring

By By Dunstan Prial| FOXBusiness| Markets

infrastructure and an extension of unemployment benefits. The price tag is $85 billion ..... include a three-month extension of unemployment insurance and COBRA health benefits ..... mainly from closing tax loopholes. With unemployment still hovering just below 10%, the

Story|02/09/2010

RESEND: Xanadu Looks For 11th Hour Savior As State Turns Up Heat

By By A.D. Pruitt and Lingling Wei| Dow Jones Newswires| Markets

500 million. The current financing shortfall also comes as New Jersey grapples with its own economic woes. The state's unemployment rate is currently 10.1%, above the national average of 9.7%. Meanwhile, the commercial real estate industry remains

Story|02/09/2010

UPDATE: ECB's Weber: Liquidity Withdrawal Depends On Markets - TV

By By Geoffrey T. Smith| Dow Jones Newswires| Markets

Weber also said he doesn't expect "a very strong rise in unemployment ." "Whatever will be the effect of the very hard winter ..... effect in the second quarter," Weber said, adding that the unemployment numbers in coming months can be expected to be volatile from

Story|02/09/2010

Celanese Counts On Cigarette Smoking, Soda Drinking To Raise Earnings

By By Susan Daker| Dow Jones Newswires| Markets

environment for 2010 is likely to remain challenging as many consumers continue to be under economic pressure based on high unemployment ," Michael Szymanczyk, chairman and chief executive of Altria, said during an earnings conference call Jan. 28. Pepsi

Story|02/09/2010

MillerCoors U.S. Venture Sees Adjusted Profit Fall

By By Steve Goldstein| MarketWatch Pulse| Markets

while a measure of pricing rose 2.3%. "It's tough out there, and we saw the effect of ongoing economic pressure and unemployment on beer sales, especially in the fourth quarter," said MillerCoors CEO Leo Kiely. Full-year cost synergies were $245

Story|02/09/2010

U.S. Job Openings, Layoffs Rise In December

By By Rex Nutting| MarketWatch Pulse| Other Stories

Compared with a year earlier, job openings fell 22.5%, separations declined 14.5%, and hiring fell 9.6%. With unemployment at 15.3 million in December there were 6.1 job openings for every person looking for a job. Copyright © 2010 MarketWatch

Story|02/09/2010

Protectionism worries Indian outsourcers

By By John Ribeiro| IDG.net| Personal Finance

billion. Indian industry is however worried by protectionism in the U.S., for example, which has suffered a high number of job losses as a result of the recession. U.S. President Barack Obama said in January in his State of the Union Address that it is

Story|02/09/2010

PRESS RELEASE: Fitch Affirms Canton Of Zurich 'AAA'

Dow Jones Newswires| Markets

well above the national average and Switzerland's GDP per capita is 65% higher than the EU27 average. Zurich's current unemployment rate is at 4.4%, in line with national average. Applicable criteria are 'Tax Supported Rating Criteria', dated 21

Story|02/09/2010

UPDATE:McDonald's Same-Store Sales Up 2.6% In Jan; US Down 0.7%

By By Tess Stynes and Paul Ziobro| Dow Jones Newswires| Markets

negative territory after rising slightly in December. High unemployment continues to challenge the industry, and McDonald's recently ..... food industry turn a corner. "While we might think that unemployment is getting less bad, that's not enough to get us to positive

Story|02/09/2010

Fed's Bullard: Fed Could Keep Interest Rates Low Until 2012

By By Peter Barnes| FOXBusiness| Markets

recession, which some analysts fear, because “just statistically, it just doesn’t happen very often.” --the drop in unemployment to 9.7% in January, from 10% in December, was “welcome news.” But he said “it will take time” for the economy

Story|02/08/2010