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Initial Jobless Claims Inch Downward

In the week ending Aug. 29, 570,000 Americans filed claims for unemployment insurance coverage for the first...

Q2 Productivity Up 6.6 Percent

Productivity increased at a 6.6 percent annual rate during the second quarter of 2009, according to the...

Where Have All The Stock Dividends Gone?

When the economy hit the skids, many publicly traded companies pulled back on dividends, particularly financial services...

What’s The Use

We’d also like to address another, more local tax policy that could have serious economic repercussions. The...
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Job Vacancies On The Rise

Online-advertised job vacancies increased by 169,000, or about 5 percent, in August, according to the Conference Board.Since...

Incomes, Spending Flat In July

Personal income increased less than 0.1 percent, or $3.8 billion, and disposable personal income decreased by a...

GDP Down 1% In Q2

The country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) fell at an annualized rate of 1 percent during the first...

Seasonal Jobs Lower Jobless Rates

Summer hiring helped to decrease unemployment rates in several Massachusetts labor markets in June while rates in...
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OSV Anticipates A Year Of Growth

With membership up 16 percent and attendance up 6 percent between February and July, Old Sturbridge Village...

Orders, Shipments Of Manufactured Goods Up In July

New orders for manufactured durable goods in July increased $7.8 billion or 4.9 percent to $168.4 billion,...
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