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German Court OKs Help For Greece
BERLIN, Sept. 7 (UPI) — A constitutional court in Germany said it is legal for the country to participate in the international bailout efforts for other eurozone countries. The Federal Constitutional Court also said Germany’s Parliament at the committee level should be allowed more say in how bailouts are structured, The Wall Street Journal reported […]
Shopping Slow After East Coast Hurricane
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 (UPI) — Retail sales receipts slid 0.7 percent in the week ending last Sunday, a U.S. trade group said Wednesday. In a weekly report pushed back a day due to the Labor Day holiday, the International Council of Shopping Centers said fewer consumers traveling during the holiday weekend could have resulted in […]
Bank Of Canada Holds Central Rate At 1 Percent
OTTAWA, Sept. 7 (UPI) — Continuing economic uncertainty in the United States and Europe led the Bank of Canada to announce Wednesday its central rate would remain at 1 percent. “The European sovereign debt crisis has intensified, a broad range of data has signaled slower global growth, and financial market volatility has increased sharply,” the […]
Canada To Probe U.S. Retail Pricing Gap
OTTAWA, Sept. 7 (UPI) — A Canadian Senate committee will investigate the practice of U.S. retailers charging more in Canada for the same goods, the Toronto Star reported. The newspaper saw a letter from Finance Minister Jim Flaherty in which he said he will ask the Senate Committee on National Finance to examine the pricing […]
Employment, Unemployment Data Unchanged
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 (UPI) — Non-farm employment was unchanged in August and the unemployment rate held at 9.1 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. At 14.0 million, the number of unemployed persons essentially was unchanged in August and the 9.1 percent unemployment has shown little change since April, the Labor Department agency […]
Government Prepares To Sue Banks Over Mortgages
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 (UPI) — The federal government will sue a dozen U.S. banks, charging they misrepresented the quality of mortgage securities sold in the housing bubble, insiders said. The Federal Housing Finance Agency lawsuits, expected to be filed soon in federal court, target Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank, among […]
Group: Lack Of Jobs Threatens Dreams
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 (UPI) — The lack of job growth, as evidenced by the August unemployment report, threatens the future of young Americans, Generation Opportunity said Friday. The Department of Labor said no new jobs were added in August and the unemployment rate remained at 9.1 percent. “Young Americans watched and waited patiently for elected […]
Spanish Lawmakers Vote To Restrict Debt
MADRID, Sept. 2 (UPI) — The lower chamber of Spain’s Parliament approved a constitutional amendment that would restrict future budget deficits and public debt Friday. Spanish deputies approved the change by a 316-5 vote, with leftist and most regional nationalist parties either not voting or walking out, the Financial Times reported. “Not doing this would […]
Britain's New-Start Construction Off
LONDON, Sept. 2 (UPI) — New construction orders in Britain were down for the second quarter, led by cuts to school construction and a static house-building market, officials said. The Office for National Statistics reported new orders were 16.3 percent lower in the second quarter and 23.2 percent lower than in the same period last […]
Initial Jobless Claims Fall
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 (UPI) — First-time jobless claims filed for the week ending Aug. 27 was 409,000, down 12,000 from the previous week, the U.S. Labor Department said Thursday. The previous week’s first-time claims number of was revised upward to 421,000 from 417,000 originally reported. Thursday’s report indicated the number of continuing unemployment benefit claims […]
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