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Obama Says Jobless Rate Likely to Tick Up for Several Months - Wall Street Journal border=

Obama Says Jobless Rate Likely to Tick Up for Several Months - Wall Street Journal

Wall Street Journal
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama warned Tuesday that the US jobless rate, already at its highest level in more than a quarter century, is likely to worsen for several months. "My expectation is that we will probably continue to …
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MARTA Vote on Rate Hike Today - News/Talk 750 WSB border=

MARTA Vote on Rate Hike Today - News/Talk 750 WSB

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By Jon Lewis @ June 22, 2009 1:41 AM Permalink | Comments (0) They'll meet to decide whether to increase the fare by 25 cents come this fall.
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East Bay jobless rate soars to highest level since 1990 - San Jose Mercury News border=

East Bay jobless rate soars to highest level since 1990 - San Jose Mercury News

San Jose Mercury News,  USA
The big problem for the economy: Consumers can no longer use big gains in stock prices or housing values as a sort of piggy bank for spending, Haveman said. Those bulwarks of consumerism have toppled. "There is no ATM left for the consumer to tap," …

Dodd Now Shooting For Cap On Credit Card Interest Rate, Merchant Fees - Baltimore Sun border=

Dodd Now Shooting For Cap On Credit Card Interest Rate, Merchant Fees - Baltimore Sun

Baltimore Sun
By KENNETH R. GOSSELIN | The Hartford Courant Sen. Chris Dodd and President Barack Obama exchange a greeting before Obama signed the credit card reform bill that Dodd shepherded through Congress.
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San Jose rate of car-theft busts not as high as reported; auto ... - San Jose Mercury News border=

San Jose rate of car-theft busts not as high as reported; auto … - San Jose Mercury News

San Jose Mercury News,  USA
… in 2005 stemmed from an assignment rotation within the auto theft unit, that the record-keeping problems have since been corrected and that the findings "confirmed that the auto-theft rate in San Jose is low, with a very high recovery rate. …

Sewer rate overcharges in Los Altos could happen again next year - San Jose Mercury News border=

Sewer rate overcharges in Los Altos could happen again next year - San Jose Mercury News

San Jose Mercury News,  USA
Despite the delays, several residents who appealed the charges commended Gustafson for getting the appeals processed, saying he had been "helpful." "This guy, I give him the highest marks," said Los Altos resident Mark Vasser, 62. …

Silicon Valley unemployment rate jumps to record 11% - San Jose Mercury News border=

Silicon Valley unemployment rate jumps to record 11% - San Jose Mercury News

San Jose Mercury News,  USA
Housing at the lower end of the market is beginning to sell, with multiple offers becoming more common. Banks are reporting profits. And the rate of job losses in California slowed, with a decline of 62100 in March compared with 114000 in February. …

Biz break: Silicon Valley jobless rate jumps to 11 percent - San Jose Mercury News border=

Biz break: Silicon Valley jobless rate jumps to 11 percent - San Jose Mercury News

San Jose Mercury News,  USA
Kindle kind to Amazon fortunes: Amazon.com Inc., expanding into digital downloads of music and books to boost sales, said demand for the Kindle electronic reader beat its estimates. "Kindle sales have exceeded our most optimistic expectations," Chief …
New York Times

NYPA backs down on rate increases, bonuses - Newsday border=

NYPA backs down on rate increases, bonuses - Newsday

Newsday
By MICHAEL GORMLEY | AP Writer ALBANY, NY - Officials say the New York Power Authority will back down on proposed utility rate increases and employee bonuses following pressure by a Republican senator and Democratic Gov.
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Silicon Valley jobless rate hits 10 percent for first time since 1990 - San Jose Mercury News border=

Silicon Valley jobless rate hits 10 percent for first time since 1990 - San Jose Mercury News

San Jose Mercury News,  USA
But Silicon Valley looks to be in a strong position for a national agenda that's moving toward the application of technology and creativity to the world's problems. It's not going to be helping anybody in 2009, but the national agenda moves toward the …
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