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Wall Street Gets Boost From Positive Jobs Numbers

(New York, NY) -- Positive jobs numbers are giving Wall Street a boost to round out the week. The Dow gained 157 points, closing at 12-thousand-862. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 rose 19 points, closing at 13-45 ...Read More

National Unemployment Rate Down To 8.3%

(Washington, DC) -- The national unemployment rate is down to eight-point-three percent. A new Labor Department report says 243-thousand jobs were added in January. The latest unemployment rate is two-tenths of a percent lower than the rate in December ...Read More

President Obama Unveils Veterans Job Initiatives

(Washington, DC) -- President Obama is announcing new initiatives to get more veterans back to work. Speaking in Virginia, he called for an investment of one-billion dollars to establish a Veterans Jobs Corps ...Read More

Senator Criticized Over Memorial Funding

(Oklahoma City, OK) -- An Oklahoma Republican senator is criticized for blocking funding of the 9-11 Memorial in New York City. Dr. Tom Coburn admits putting a halt to a bill giving an extra 20-million dollars a year in funding to the memorial at the World Trade Center site ...Read More

Spirit Airlines Adding New Fee

(Undated) -- Spirit Airlines is adding a fee to make passengers pay for new consumer protections. The airline says the two-dollar per ticket fee is a response to a new federal rule. The low-cost carrier states the charge is meant to cover the costs ...Read Mor

Sony Doubles Loss Forecast To Nearly $3-Billion

(Tokyo) -- Sony is more than doubling its annual loss forecast to nearly three-billion dollars. Japan's biggest consumer electronics exporter says the dramatic downward revision is because of a stronger yen and production cuts due to severe flooding in Thailand last year ...Read More