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Alaskans faced with the first recession in decades

by Marketplace Contributor
Jul 13, 2016
The state has lost more than 2,000 jobs in the energy industry in the last year.
Since she was laid off from her job as a botanist at an oil and gas contractor, Rachel Mills has been working at restaurants in downtown Anchorage. 
Rachel Waldholz/Alaska’s Energy Desk.
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Depressing durable goods don't spell doom

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Jan 28, 2016
While manufacturing is slowing, the services side of the U.S. economy is vibrant.
A shopper looks around at Ikea.  
JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images
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How low oil prices are a drag on the economy

by Andy Uhler
Jan 25, 2016
The damage to employers like Halliburton is greater than the benefit to consumers.
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Lackluster profits create an earnings recession

by Kimberly Adams
Jan 21, 2016
That's when profits dip for two quarters in a row. What does that mean for us--and you?
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OPEC will keep pumping it out

by Andy Uhler
Dec 4, 2015
With a global oil glut and prices slipping, oil producers are in trouble.
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So the trade deficit decreased. Is that good?

by Tracey Samuelson
Nov 4, 2015
Not necessarily. Here's how the deficit reflects the full U.S. economy.
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Canadians head to the polls with oil economy in mind

by Emma Jacobs
Oct 19, 2015
Some 36,000 people have lost jobs in Alberta’s energy sector this year.
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Do you care how much a barrel of oil costs?

by Marketplace Weekend Staff
Aug 28, 2015
We're going in depth on oil, and its role in our lives and the global economy.
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Oil industry cutbacks are a drag on U.S. economy

by Annie Baxter
Jul 16, 2015
Companies are spending less on production and laying off thousands of workers.
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The volatility of gasoline prices

by Gigi Douban
Mar 4, 2015
Gas prices seem to decline more slowly than they recover
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