Hitting 10 percent
WASHINGTON (AP) The unemployment rate has surpassed 10 percent for the first time since 1983 and is likely to go higher. Nearly 16 million people can t find jobs even though the worst recession since the Great Depression has apparently ended. Man...
 7.3K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 180.0 Congress slowly consolidates power
The public forum section of The World addresses a variety of views and opinions regarding the various problems that are plaguing our nations today. Some of these letters indicate a firm grasp of the political structure that has led us to our current ...
2.5K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 139.0 Flat income raises concern
WASHINGTON (AP) Flat incomes suggest more weakness ahead in consumer spending, reinforcing concerns about a ho-hum holiday shopping season and a sluggish economic recovery. This recovery is going to be very weak. Consumers are in no position or moo...
4.0K - Oct. 31, 2009; scored 139.0 Dems target overdraft fees
WASHINGTON (AP) Senior congressional Democrats say legislation is still needed to limit when and how lenders charge customers for overdrafts, even though some big banks have curbed their fees for exceeding account balances. Rep. Barney Frank, the c...
2.1K - Oct. 30, 2009; scored 180.0 Economy sees its first boost since spring '08
WASHINGTON The economy grew at a 3.5 percent pace in the third quarter, the best showing in two years, fueled by government-supported spending on cars and homes. It s the strongest signal yet that the economy has entered a new, though fragile, pha...
7.1K - Oct. 29, 2009; scored 208.0 College sees bump in numbers
Officials at Southwestern Oregon Community College say the economy, efforts to woo new students and increased interest in its programs have led to a 7 percent increase in enrollment. Those 300 extra students fit right in the 5 percent to 10 percent s...
4.1K - Oct. 28, 2009; scored 139.0 College sees bump in numbers
Officials at Southwestern Oregon Community College say the economy, efforts to woo new students and increased interest in its programs have led to a 7 percent increase in enrollment. Those 300 extra students fit right in the 5 percent to 10 percent s...
4.2K - Oct. 27, 2009; scored 139.0 Study: Warm forests may yield less timber
GRANTS PASS (AP) A new study suggests warming temperatures predicted over the next century could boost tree growth on Northwest forests, but less so at lower elevations where most of the timber is and temperatures are already warm. Researchers from...
4.6K - Oct. 26, 2009; scored 139.0 100 banks have failed this year
WASHINGTON (AP) Bank closings for the year hit 100 on Friday when regulators shut down Partners Bank in Florida. Financial institutions nationwide have collapsed under the weight of soured real estate loans and the Great Recession. The Federal Depo...
5.1K - Oct. 25, 2009; scored 180.0 100 banks have failed this year
WASHINGTON (AP) Bank closings for the year hit 100 on Friday when regulators shut down Partners Bank in Florida. Financial institutions nationwide have collapsed under the weight of soured real estate loans and the Great Recession. The Federal Depo...
5.1K - Oct. 24, 2009; scored 180.0 Bailout watchdog expects much to remain unrefunded
WASHINGTON (AP) The man who watches over the $700 billion in government money given to banks and other institutions to avert a financial collapse said today he thinks it s too early to say how much will be repaid to the taxpayers. Just as the ...
4.7K - Oct. 21, 2009; scored 777.0 Oregon job losses hit predicted bottom point
PORTLAND With the news that Oregon shed 10,000 more jobs in September, the toll the Great Recession has taken on unemployment has reached the turnaround point in hiring predicted by state economist Tom Potiowsky. He s sticking with his story. Most ...
3.7K - Oct. 18, 2009; scored 180.0 Deficit surges to $1.42 trillion
WASHINGTON What is $1.42 trillion? It s more than the total national debt for the first 200 years of the Republic, more than the entire economy of India, almost as much as Canada s, and more than $4,700 for every man, woman and child in t...
8.3K - Oct. 18, 2009; scored 291.0 Oregon job losses hit predicted bottom point
PORTLAND With the news that Oregon shed 10,000 more jobs in September, the toll the Great Recession has taken on unemployment has reached the turnaround point in hiring predicted by state economist Tom Potiowsky. He s sticking with his story. Most ...
3.7K - Oct. 17, 2009; scored 180.0 Deficit surges to $1.42 trillion
WASHINGTON What is $1.42 trillion? It s more than the total national debt for the first 200 years of the Republic, more than the entire economy of India, almost as much as Canada s, and more than $4,700 for every man, woman and child in t...
8.3K - Oct. 17, 2009; scored 291.0 Rates on 30-year loans inch up, to 4.92 percent
WASHINGTON Rates for 30-year home loans have inched up, but remained below 5 percent for the third-straight week as government efforts to aid the housing market continued to keep rates low. The average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage was 4.92 per...
2.6K - Oct. 16, 2009; scored 139.0 New jobless claims fall as price incease rises slightly
WASHINGTON The number of newly laid-off workers filing claims for unemployment insurance has fallen to the lowest level since early January, a sign the labor market is slowly improving. And consumer price pressures remained mild in September as Am...
5.6K - Oct. 15, 2009; scored 139.0 Treasury not prepared for AIG bonuses
WASHINGTON (AP) The fierce debate over bonuses for bailed-out executives was revived on Capitol Hill today as a government watchdog explained how some executives nearly brought down the financial system then pocketed millions. Neil Barofsky, the ...
4.0K - Oct. 14, 2009; scored 720.0 New jobless claims fall
WASHINGTON (AP) The number of newly laid-off workers filing first-time claims for jobless benefits fell to the lowest level since early January, as layoffs ease a bit amid a fledgling economic recovery. The fourth drop in new claims in five weeks is...
3.0K - Oct. 8, 2009; scored 180.0 West s wild horses may move East
WASHINGTON Thousands of mustangs that now roam the West would be moved to preserves in the Midwest and East under a new Interior Department plan to protect wild horse herds and the rangelands that support them. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said ...
3.6K - Oct. 8, 2009; scored 180.0 | 
