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The Takeaway's economic roundtable, part one (episode)
Today the unemployment numbers for December will be released. The projections are grim: economists expect unemployment rates to rise to a 15-year high of 7.0 percent. This is a realit...
Cairo has taken the lead in negotiating peace between Israel and Hamas. The Egyptian government is holding peace talks to end the conflict hosting Israel yesterday and Hamas tomorrow....
Markets finished at record lows in 2008, but perhaps more significant than the final number, is that the volume of sales has dropped. This can be seen as an indicator that consumer co...
The head of the Russian utility giant, Gazprom, says gas shipments to Ukraine could resume today meaning Europe could start cranking their heaters again. However, the only way Russia ...
For retailers November and December were grim, but they’re likely to look like the good old days compared with the post-holiday months. New York Times reporter Stephanie Rosenbloom jo...
President-elect Barack Obama has called for an economic stimulus package in stark terms, but can his cautionary words and economic plan be effective amidst widespread unemployment and...
It's Friday, do you know what you're doing this weekend? We do. Between the Golden Globes Awards, a Battlestar Galactica recap on the Sci Fi Channel, the return of 24, a new Animal Co...
Charles ''Chuckie'' Taylor Jr., the son of former Liberian President Charles Taylor, is scheduled to be sentenced in Miami today. In October he was convicted of torture in the first t...
Despite a United Nations resolution calling for a cease-fire, Israel's government just announced that it will press ahead with its offensive into Gaza. Hamas is equally unimpressed wi...
Confirmation hearings for Representative Hilda Solis, D-Calif., President-elect Barack Obama’s pick for Labor secretary are set to begin today. All eyes are on this confirmation as jo...
Pakistan says two key al-Qaida leaders were killed in a U.S. missile attack near the Afghan border last week. This is a confirmation of earlier reports by the U.S. One of the men kill...
The unemployment numbers for December are out and the jobless rate hit 7.2 percent. Additionally, payroll employment dropped by 524,000 over the month. While this is pretty much what ...
The Takeaway turns to its listeners for their ideas on where President-elect Obama should focus his infrastructure dollars.