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Rick Williamson uses an all-terrain Caterpillar front-end loader to move a bundle of roofing material at a construction site on Monday in Hosford, Fla. Caterpillar, following other major U.S. corporations, has announced around 20,000 job cuts. Phil Coale, The Associated Press

Top corporations announce massive layoffs

January 27, 2009

November job losses highest in 34 years

December 5, 2008

US may be facing prolonged period of economic pain

October 7, 2008

Lincoln never looked so good: A colorful $5 bill coming out Thursday

March 13, 2008
Truck driver Mike Monnin fills his tank with fuel at a cost of $3.959 per gallon at a truck stop in Pembroke, N.Y. David Duprey, The Associated Press

Oil prices soar, economy borders on recession

March 4, 2008
Unemployed people wait in line at the California Employment Development Department in San Jose, Calif., Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2008. The Labor Department reported Thursday that claims for unemployment benefits totaled 301,000, down 21,000 from the previous w Pamela Nisivaco

Employers cut payrolls for first time since summer 2003; jobless rate dips

February 1, 2008
Ellen Wright, 1, is held by her father as they visit Wall Street and the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday. Wall Street was mixed in early trading Tuesday as the Federal Reserve opened a two-day meeting expected to result in another interest rate cut. Mark Lennihan, The Associated Press

Borrowing costs likely to decrease with rate change

January 30, 2008

Millions opt to do without bank accounts, citing cost, confusion, mistrust

June 25, 2007
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