Employers cut more jobs from their payrolls in September, as the long-battered U.S. labor market took an unexpected turn for the worse, according to a government report Friday.
October 2, 2009
Bad news: Jobs market getting worse
Personal bankruptcies hits a 4-year high
Personal bankruptcies topped the 1 million mark in the first nine months of the year, the first time it has done so in four years, according to an industry research firm released Friday.
Chicago loses Olympic bid to Rio
Chicago lost its bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympics Friday to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
We’re broke … time for a new tax
President Obama has been steadfast in his pledge that he won’t raise taxes on those making less than 0,000.
Top 2009 Halloween costumes: Dead celebrities
In a year marked by some shocking celebrity deaths, Halloween feels even more macabre.
Senate committee winds up health-care debate
The Senate Finance Committee completed debate on proposed health-care legislation early Friday.
TARP: Taxpayers on the hook for $200 billion
Taxpayers stand to lose between 0 billion and 0 billion on TARP — Treasury’s 0 billion financial market bailout.
Bernanke backs Obama regulation overhaul
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Thursday endorsed most of the Obama administration’s plan to overhaul the regulatory system, except for a consumer agency.
A grim year for small business lending
Here’s a telling statistic about the toll the recession is taking on Main Street: This year, the government’s top small business lending program got loans to 25,000 fewer entrepreneurs than it did last year.