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STAFF BLOG CAPITOL CHATTER Update: Education debate about more spending, better economy
By Don Davis A debate about education funding goes beyond helping individual students: There is widespread agreement that a better education system would help the economy. However, there is less agree...
Posted on 4/23/13 at 9:48 PM
SMARTMOVEFARGOMOORHEAD: A BLOG BY THE GREATER FARGO/MOORHEAD ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION Greater FM Economic Development Corp. President's Report: High Priorities - Workforce Attraction & Flood Diversion
2013 is starting off stronger than 2012. Through our primary-sector call program, we are learning aboutincreasedinvestments for expansions and capital equipment. With the elections behind us and the f...
Posted on 2/20/13 at 5:16 PM
NEW PLATEAUS Give and Take
In this season of giving, here are two counter-intuitive truths about how Internet music piracy and product knock-offs benefit the original creators. #1: In November, TechNewsDaily published a story ...
Posted on 12/27/12 at 10:48 AM
RENEW ND Fargo ranks as top city for employment, but........
Fun to see Fargo as a lead story in Wall Street 24/7 and Yahoo for our high rate of employment, however I think they need a few more stock pictures so folks know it's not always blizzarding here. Here...
Posted on 12/11/12 at 10:14 AM
NIE ROCKS! The Fiscal Cliff
What is the fiscal cliff? It is a term first used by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke to describe the impact on the economy of about $502 billion in expiring tax cuts and spending reductions, bot...
Posted on 12/5/12 at 3:11 PM
Egan-Jones cuts US debt rating to AA- from AA 
NEW YORK — Egan-Jones is downgrading its rating on U.S. debt to AA- from AA, citing Federal Reserve plans to try to stimulate the economy.
By Associated Press , September 14, 2012
Fed likely to act next week, but what will it do?
WASHINGTON — U.S. employers added 96,000 jobs last month, a weak figure that could slow the momentum President Barack Obama hoped to gain from his speech Thursday night to the Democratic National Convention.
By Associated Press , September 07, 2012
Rally lifts stocks back to pre-recession levels
NEW YORK — The last time the stock market was this high, the Great Recession had just started, and stocks were pointed toward a headlong descent.
By Associated Press , September 06, 2012
Drought, low export demand sap Midwest economy
OMAHA, Neb. — An August survey suggests that the continuing drought and lessening export demand for U.S. products are among the drains on the economy in nine Midwest and Plains states, according to a report released Tuesday.
By Associated Press , September 04, 2012
Fed's discussion hints it may take new action soon
WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve officials signaled Wednesday that they may be ready to launch a new bond buying program when they next meet in September. The goal would be to try to lower long-term interest rates to encourage more borrowing and spending.
By Associated Press , August 22, 2012
Drought slows economy in Midwest, Western states
OMAHA, Neb. — An economic index for 10 Midwest and Western states has dropped again, and an economist says the drought is “dampening economic activity across the region.”
By Associated Press , August 16, 2012
Minnesota gains jobs for second month in a row
ST. PAUL — Minnesota employers added 6,800 jobs in July, the second month in a row that the state gained jobs.
By Associated Press , August 16, 2012
Economic recovery is weakest since World War II
WASHINGTON — The recession that ended three years ago this summer has been followed by the feeblest economic recovery since the Great Depression. Since World War II, 10 U.S. recessions have been followed by a recovery that lasted at least three years. An Associated Press analysis shows that by just about any measure, the one that began in June 2009 is the weakest.
By Associated Press , August 15, 2012
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Higher US retail spending lifts hopes for economy
WASHINGTON — Hopes that the economy may emerge from its slump got a lift Tuesday from a report that Americans increased their spending at retailers in July by the most in five months.
By Associated Press , August 14, 2012
Fed says US economy has slowed, takes no new steps
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve said Wednesday that the U.S. economy is losing strength and repeated a pledge to take further steps to stimulate growth if the job market doesn't show sustained improvement.
By Associated Press , August 01, 2012
ND gains 15 percent more jobs since 2007; 43 states yet to recover
WASHINGTON — Despite the weak job market, seven states have regained the jobs they lost during the recession. And some are even ahead.
By Associated Press , July 20, 2012
US economy appears weaker as retail sales slump
WASHINGTON — The outlook for the U.S. economy appeared dimmer Monday after a report that Americans spent less at retail businesses for a third straight month in June.
By Associated Press , July 16, 2012
Consumer confidence slipped in June
NEW YORK — Americans can't seem to shake their uneasy feeling about the economy. Consumer confidence fell in June for the fourth straight month as worries about jobs and the overall economy outweighed relief at the gas pump and an improvement in the housing market, according to a private research group.
By Associated Press , June 26, 2012
Poll: Half doubt next president will alter economy
WASHINGTON — When it comes to the economy, half of Americans in a new poll say it won't matter much whether Barack Obama or Mitt Romney wins — even though the presidential candidates have staked their chances on which one would be better at fixing the economic mess.
By Associated Press , June 25, 2012
Fed extends 'Twist' program to drive rates lower
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve acted Wednesday to lift an economy that's being held back by a weakened job market. It's extending a program designed to spur borrowing and spending through lower long-term U.S. interest rates.
By Associated Press , June 20, 2012
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