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Providence Eyewitness News
 
Unemployment rates rise in most states in October - USA Today
Friday November 20, 2009

Related Lessons:
U.S. Employment and the Unemployment Rate, November 6, 2009
U.S. Employment and the Unemployment Rate, October 2, 2009
The Unemployment Game


RTT News
 
Malaysia Economic Contraction Eases as Asia Recovers - Bloomberg
Friday November 20, 2009

Related Lessons:
China - Where will they fit in the word economy?
The Credit Card Mystery
Transportation: They Say We Had a Revolution (Part 2)


WBT
 
Leading Economic Indicators in US Rise for Seventh Month in Growth Sign - Bloomberg
Thursday November 19, 2009

Related Lessons:
The Credit Card Mystery
What Happened to Railroads?
China - Where will they fit in the word economy?


Washington Post
 
Bernanke Signals 'Extended' Low-Rate Period May Become Longer - Bloomberg
Tuesday November 17, 2009

Related Lessons:
The Credit Card Mystery
Focus on Economic Data: The Federal Reserve and Monetary Policy, Nov. 4, 2009
Marketplace: Doing Business in Afghanistan


New Zealand Herald
 
Bernanke Lunches on Wall Street as Jobless Rebound Buoys Stocks - Bloomberg
Monday November 16, 2009

Related Lessons:
Henry Ford and the Model T: A Case Study in Productivity (Part 3)
The Credit Card Mystery
What Happened to Railroads?


The Associated Press
 
US Economy: Retail Sales Rebound From Year's Biggest Drop - Bloomberg
Monday November 16, 2009

Related Lessons:
Henry Ford and the Model T: A Case Study in Productivity (Part 3)
China - Where will they fit in the word economy?
Why does Brett Favre make $8.5 million per year?


RTE.ie
 
German Economic Recovery Accelerated in Third Quarter - Bloomberg
Friday November 13, 2009

Related Lessons:
Transportation: They Say We Had a Revolution (Part 2)
Agent Pincher: The Case of the UFO
How is Our Economy Doing?


Financial Times
 
The Global Monetary Policy Outlook - Forbes
Thursday November 12, 2009

Related Lessons:
Focus on Economic Data: The Federal Reserve and Monetary Policy, Nov. 4, 2009
What causes inflation?
Climbing the Savings Mountain


CBC.ca
 
Crude Oil Advances as Chinese Net Imports Climb Near a Record - Bloomberg
Wednesday November 11, 2009

Related Lessons:
The Price of Gasoline: What's Behind It?
Agent Pincher: The Case of the UFO
Marketplace: Oil Is a Slippery Business


MiamiHerald.com
 
Fed Officials Say Recovery Will Be Hampered by Unemployment - Bloomberg
Wednesday November 11, 2009

Related Lessons:
Phillips Curve
U.S. Senate Rejects Minimum Wage Bill
The Credit Card Mystery


FinFacts Ireland
 
Pound Pessimism at Highest Since March on Economy - Bloomberg
Wednesday November 11, 2009

Related Lessons:
How is Our Economy Doing?
The Story of Jack and the Bank Stalk
The Credit Card Mystery


AFP
 
UPDATE 2-US's Geithner to Japan: spend more, export less - Reuters
Tuesday November 10, 2009

Related Lessons:
China - Where will they fit in the word economy?
Agent Pincher: The Case of the UFO
Malaysian Government Introduces Currency Controls


100 Mortgages
 
Dollar Falls on G-20 Silence, Signs of Global Economic Recovery - Bloomberg
Monday November 9, 2009

Related Lessons:
Agent Pincher: The Case of the UFO
The Story of Jack and the Bank Stalk
The Credit Card Mystery


GoldAlert (press release)
 
Inflation and Deflation Slug It Out - Moneyshow.com
Monday November 9, 2009

Related Lessons:
Focus on Economic Data: The Federal Reserve and Monetary Policy, Nov. 4, 2009
What causes inflation?
Collecting for Fun . . . and Profit?


CBC.ca
 
US Unemployment Rate Hits 10.2%, Highest in 26 Years - New York Times
Friday November 6, 2009

Related Lessons:
U.S. Senate Rejects Minimum Wage Bill
U.S. Employment and the Unemployment Rate, November 6, 2009
U.S. Employment and the Unemployment Rate, October 2, 2009