Businesses are hiring, but not enough to make up for the massive losses of temporary government jobs.

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Signs of life in the job market

The capital city Pennsylvania is broke and will be skipping this month’s multi-million dollar bond payment.

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Harrisburg, Penn., defaulting on its bonds

Retailers reported surprisingly strong August same-store sales as many consumers braved scorching summer temperatures to bag juicy discounts on school-related products.

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Good grades for back to school sales

The number of first-time filers for unemployment insurance fell for a second straight week last week, according to a weekly government report released Thursday.

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Jobless claims slide for second straight week

Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., is worried that credit card issuers are making it too easy for consumers to get corporate cards, which are exempt from tougher new laws.

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Corporate cards for consumers?

As state and local funding for education dries up, schools around the nation are asking their communities to help them maintain their services and programming.

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Broke schools turn to volunteers

Manufacturing activity expanded in August for the 13th straight month, said an industry report released Monday.

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U.S. manufacturing activity grows

China’s manufacturing sector rebounded in August, calming some fears about the pace of that country’s growth.

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China manufacturing might help avoid crash

There was an unusual amount of disagreement among Fed policymakers at their last meeting over what the central bank should do to address the increasingly uncertain state of the U.S. economic recovery, according to the minutes released Tuesday.

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Fed officials unusually divided

Americans calmed their nerves about the economy slightly in August, as a key measure of consumer morale made a surprising turn higher.

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Consumer confidence rises