http://www.joplinglobe.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:10:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/dailybusiness/local_story_310181046.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/dailybusiness/local_story_310181046.html Amid intense lobbying by the Obama administration, House Democratic leaders struggled Friday for the final votes needed to pass sweeping health care legislation, working to ease concerns among Hispanic holdouts and abortion foes. Wed, 26 Aug 2009 11:36:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/dailybusiness/local_story_210095557.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/dailybusiness/local_story_210095557.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:06:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/dailybusiness/local_story_310180608.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/dailybusiness/local_story_310180608.html ust when it was beginning to look a little better, the economy relapsed Friday with a return to double-digit unemployment for only the second time since World War II and warnings that next year will be even worse than previously thought.The jobless rate rocketed to 10.2 percent in October, the highest since early 1983, dealing a psychological blow to Americans as they prepare holiday shopping lists. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:17:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/dailybusiness/local_story_310181719.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/dailybusiness/local_story_310181719.html Consumers borrowed less for a record eighth straight month in September amid rising unemployment and tight credit conditions. Economists worry the declines in borrowing will drag on the fledgling recovery. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:53:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/dailybusiness/local_story_310165349.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/dailybusiness/local_story_310165349.html Investors added to the week’s strong gains in the stock market after finding some positives in a surprisingly weak jobs report. Stock indexes posted a modest advance in light trading Friday after the Labor Department said the nation’s unemployment rate topped 10 percent in October for the first time since 1983, but also that the pace of job losses slowed. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:12:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/dailybusiness/local_story_310085833.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/dailybusiness/local_story_310085833.html 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. The Labor Department said Friday that the economy shed a net total of 190,000 jobs in October, less than the downwardly revised 219,000 lost in September. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:58:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/dailybusiness/local_story_310085935.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/dailybusiness/local_story_310085935.html Stock futures are falling after the government says more jobs were lost in October than expected, pushing the unemployment rate above 10 percent. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:59:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/dailybusiness/local_story_310090032.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/dailybusiness/local_story_310090032.html AIG said Friday it was profitable for the second straight quarter as its core insurance operations continue to stabilize after the company’s bailout by the government last year. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:00:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/dailybusiness/local_story_310090136.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/dailybusiness/local_story_310090136.html Canada’s unemployment rate rose to 8.6 percent in October from 8.4 percent a month earlier as the economy shed 43,200 jobs, the government said Friday. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:02:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/dailybusiness/local_story_310090239.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/dailybusiness/local_story_310090239.html Oil prices climbed toward $80 a barrel Friday, catching up with a surge in global stock markets and assisted by a slightly weaker dollar which made crude more attractive to international investors. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:30:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/dailybusiness/local_story_309090321.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/dailybusiness/local_story_309090321.html The number of newly laid-off workers filing claims for unemployment benefits last week fell to the lowest level in 10 months, evidence that job cuts are easing as the economy slowly heals. Still, companies are reluctant to hire and economists expect the unemployment rate will tick up to 9.9 percent when October’s figure is reported Friday. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:31:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/dailybusiness/local_story_309093224.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/dailybusiness/local_story_309093224.html Sales of Microsoft Corp.’s new Windows 7 operating system have been “fantastic” in Japan since its launch last month, CEO Steve Ballmer said Thursday. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:27:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/dailybusiness/local_story_309093055.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/dailybusiness/local_story_309093055.html Oil prices slipped below $80 a barrel Thursday as the U.S. dollar strengthened, making commodities like crude more expensive for international investors. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:22:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/dailybusiness/local_story_309092700.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/dailybusiness/local_story_309092700.html Consumers, enticed by cooler weather, early holiday discounts and an improving economy, offered some relief to the retail industry in October. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:19:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/dailybusiness/local_story_309092217.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/dailybusiness/local_story_309092217.html Productivity surged in the third quarter at the fastest pace in six years while labor costs continued to drop sharply, a combination that will bolster companies’ profits but leave workers with stagnant incomes.