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Christmas on the high street and online – how did retailers do in 2011?

Christmas on the high street and online – how did retailers do in 2011? Next kicked off the Christmas retail reporting season by posting weaker-than-expected sales at its high street [...]

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Eurozone deal reached without UK

Eurozone deal reached without UK European leaders have gathered in Brussels to discuss last-ditch measures to solve the eurozone debt crisis and prevent the implosion of the single currency. This [...]

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Employment 2011: When will the jobs return?

When will the jobs return? As the economy continues to waver in the wake of the recession, many are unsure what to expect in the job market. Each month throughout [...]

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What’s Your Economic Outlook?

What’s Your Economic Outlook? Readers shared their expectations about their job status, the future of the economy and the prospects for the next generation. View the interactive graphic

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American Shame

American Shame How the International Monetary Fund’s “Advanced economy” countries compare on various measures. View the infographic

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Christmas on the high street: retail winners and losers

Christmas on the high street: retail winners and losers After the high street’s toughest Christmas in decades with snow disruption and economic austerity troubling the consumer, who has emerged as [...]

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Map of the Market

Map of the Market Interactive treemap of the stock market. View the interactive map.

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Not out of the woods

Not out of the woods CONCERN that Greece’s debt crisis might presage similar episodes elsewhere in the euro zone has not disappeared, despite a €750 billion ($990 billion) backstop agreed [...]

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Obama’s money moves

Obama’s money moves 200 days in, the President is going for broke. Click for analysis of where he’s succeeding – and where he’s not. View the interactive graphic

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How the Great Recession Has Changed Life in America

How the Great Recession Has Changed Life in America – Interactive Graphics Responses based on a Pew Research Center telephone survey of a nationally representative sample of 2,967 adults taken [...]

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When Will the Jobs Return?

When Will the Jobs Return? As the recession enters its third year, many expect the recovery in the job market to remain slow. Each month throughout 2010, ChicagoBusiness.com will feature [...]

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Getting a grip on government debt

Getting a grip on government debt Continuous annual federal budget deficits have led to a big increase in the nation’s overall debt. Explore this interactive graphic to see. View the [...]

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Budget: What would you cut?

Budget: What would you cut? Chancellor George Osborne is due to deliver his Spending Review on Wednesday 20 October, after the government set itself cutting the budget deficit as a [...]

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Japan’s Economic Doldrums

Japan’s Economic Doldrums Japan’s two decade of slow growth have long been blamed on a lack of credible political leadership able to craft and sell to the public dramatic new [...]

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What is the Real Definition of Inflation?

What is the Real Definition of Inflation? View the infographic

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Unemployment by State: Where Are The Jobs?

Unemployment by State: Where Are The Jobs? Follow the change in unemployment from the beginning of the current recession. Interactive graphic covering the state-by-state unemployment rate from the Bureau of [...]

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Unemployment rate by county

Unemployment rate by county More than a year after the meltdown of the financial markets, the unemployment rate continues to edge up providing evidence that the economy, though expanding, has [...]

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Turning a Corner?

Turning a Corner? A chart of industrial production — the output of manufacturers, miners and utility companies — suggests that the economy is poised to turn around, but that the [...]

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Immigration and Jobs: Where U.S. Workers Come From

Immigration and Jobs: Where U.S. Workers Come From View the interactive bubble chart and map

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IBM to Cut U.S. Jobs, Expand in India

IBM to Cut U.S. Jobs, Expand in India Amid the global economic meltdown, companies are announcing significant job cuts. Below, see some of the largest layoffs in 2009 in selected [...]

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Geography of a Recession

Geography of a Recession In more than one-fifth of the nation’s counties, the unemployment rate is lower than it was a year ago. (Updated May 3, 2010 with March data. [...]

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