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Unemployment
Weekly Wrap: Unemployment, the Fed and the GOP debate
by
Kai Ryssdal
Aug 7, 2015
Jo Ling Kent and Leigh Gallagher join Kai Ryssdal to recap the week in business and finance.
Looking for the bright side in Bakken's bust
by
Todd Melby
Jul 29, 2015
North Dakota oil worker has had enough of the area's greed.
Chicago schools face $200 million in cuts
by
Nova Safo
Jul 6, 2015
The cutbacks come just 2 years after the city closed almost 50 elementary schools.
In Greece, breadwinners struggle to make ends meet
Jun 22, 2015
With an unemployment rate of 25 percent, workers must support extended families.
Making a home without a house
by
Jeff Tyler
May 29, 2015
As more tents go up, homeless couples are forgoing shelters to stay together.
In Los Angeles, homeless camps are suddenly everywhere
by
Jeff Tyler
May 28, 2015
It's easier to camp on public land now, and there's less room in shelters.
For public good, not for profit.
How calculating GDP is like making a gravy
May 19, 2015
"Reduce it down and get the real essence of flavor," says a Fed economist.
Halliburton woes cause jitters in North Dakota
by
Annie Baxter
Apr 20, 2015
As oil prices fall, so do profits and headcounts at Halliburton.
Oil layoffs start at wellheads and work their way up
by
Gigi Douban
Apr 17, 2015
Unemployment claims have doubled in Texas as the oil industry sheds workers.