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How did Obama lose 5 million people?It's not the Bermuda Triangle, nor is it Atlantis. It's the Jobs Report. Where 5 plus million people disappear.
we've talked to a lot of that -- off whatever the latest unemployment . Rate comes out there is its job as news about jobs one player and other. And and can often do we we kind -
13,000 is next Dow milestone, with record in sight
… 53, reached Oct. 9, 2007, when the investment houses Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers still existed and the unemployment rate was 4.7 percent. A 10 percent surge may seem like a lot, but it's really not. The Dow has gained almost 15 …
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Russ Roberts, an economist, breaks down the jobs numbers
Russ Roberts, host of the popular podcast Econtalk, talks Obama's economy and the last jobs report.
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CNBC's Larry Kudlow on Investor SentimentLarry Kudlow from CNBC discusses investor sentiment.
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Obama deserves a second term? Ann Coulter says time wrap up the primaries.
Obama on NBC for his pre-Super Bowl interview. He tell Matt Laurer that he deserves a second term. Ann Coulter says the GOP is wasting time dragging out the primary season.
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Barry Armstrong breaks down the new economic numbers
The pundits are applauding Obama's new job numbers, but hold on. Barry Armstrong explains the numbers behind the numbers.
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ShrinkageLast month the unemployment rate fell to 8.3%. This sounds like progress in the economy, right? Well maybe not...The unemployment rate counts only people who don't have a job and are looking for one. Once you stop looking, you're no longer considered unemployed. People who have taken early retirement or just stopped looking for work have caused the employment numbers to look better than they really are. This is also known as Shrinkage...Howie wondered how many people have given up.
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Car Czar: Jobs Report Not Good
… jobs report from last week, including the 8.6% unemployment rate , is really bad news for America. 300,000 is the ..... basically used to say what will really bring the unemployment rate down on a sustained basis accounting for people staying …
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Arianna: Democrats Are Delusional
… s jobs report, which (because of the bizarre methods used to calculate unemployment) built an improved 8.6% unemployment rate on the backs of 325,000 who quit looking for work in discouragement. ... people are dropping out of the middle …
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GOP Tells Fed to Stop the Stimulus
… recent round of quantitative easing undertaken by the Federal Reserve has facilitated economic growth or reduced the unemployment rate ." The letter was sent just as many Republicans are calling for the Federal Reserve to be reined in, and as one …
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Battleground States Moving Away From President
… performance as “excellent” or good,” with 60 percent saying it is “fair” or “poor.” The state has an unemployment rate well above the national average, and the president’s approval has suffered as a result.
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Romer Complains 'Painful' Unemployment Not Being Addressed
… We need to realize that there is still a lot of devastation out there,” Romer said, calling the 8.9% unemployment rate "an absolute crisis." “If I have a complaint about policy these days, it’s that we’re not doing enough …
