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The former labor secretary says power is missing from the discussion about the financial rescue.

A chart showing men’s and women’s job losses, broken down by sector.

Charts from the St. Louis Fed showing how America has fared on employment and budget deficits compared to its peers.

Some big money managers are notably upbeat even — or especially — after a global financial meltdown has cut most stock indexes in half. “They don’t ring a bell when they announce a sale on Wall Street, but prices are as good as I’ve seen them in …. see unemployment heading higher; 56% expect the jobless rate , now 8.5%, to peak at 10%. As for the nation’s battered housing market , 34% expect to see signs of recovery in the next six months, though more than half think any …

The Bureau of Labor Statistics has released its latest report on people uncounted in the official unemployment numbers, but nonetheless affected by the deterioration of the job market.

Intrade puts the odds of a depression at 20 percent.

What public health officials can teach economists, in one economist’s view.

Separating the lagging from the leading indicators in the economic figures released today.

Fears over a pandemic may hurt world trade, but at least one company may benefit.

A video that helps put into perspective the budget trims President Obama has asked his Cabinet to make.

The Fed , which has cut interest rates to almost zero and pumped about a trillion dollars into the economy to try and break its downward spiral, is expected to leave policy unchanged at the meeting. U.S. stock index futures pared gains ….. FP Headline News Jul 11. Friday, Jul 11, 2008 – Unemployment rate rises in June; Canwest stock up on earnings; GE earnings hit target; U.S. Posts smaller trade deficit; Market update; iPhone makes Canadian debut; financialpost.com …

A new tool from Google that makes it easy to chart government data on your local-area unemployment rate.

STOCK MARKET WATCH, Wednesday April 29, 2009. Bush Administration Officials Under Indictment = 2. Financial Sector Officials Under Indictment = 0. Financial Sector Officials In Prison = 2. AT THE CLOSING BELL ON April 28, 2009 …… The U.S. Federal Reserve is widely expected to keep the Fed Funds rate unchanged at the 0.25%-0% range. “Economic conditions are likely to warrant exceptionally low levels of the federal funds rate for some time” and the decision to keep …

Over the last two quarters, the economy shrunk at its fastest pace in more than 50 years.

Although swine flu is a medical condition, the spread of contagious diseases among humans is an eminently economic phenomenon, an economist writes.