economy

04.01.2012 Thumbnail image for 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?

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 [...]

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09.12.2011 Thumbnail image for Eurozone deal reached without UK

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 [...]

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08.12.2011 Thumbnail image for Employment 2011: When will the jobs return?

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 [...]

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05.10.2011 Thumbnail image for What’s Your Economic Outlook?

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 [...]

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20.02.2011 Thumbnail image for American Shame

American Shame

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

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14.01.2011 Thumbnail image for Christmas on the high street: retail winners and losers

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 [...]

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03.12.2010 Thumbnail image for Map of the Market

Map of the Market

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

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29.09.2010 Thumbnail image for Not out of the woods

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 [...]

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19.09.2010 Thumbnail image for Obama’s money moves

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 [...]

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26.07.2010 Thumbnail image for How the Great Recession Has Changed Life in America

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 [...]

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19.07.2010 Thumbnail image for When Will the Jobs Return?

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 [...]

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13.07.2010 Thumbnail image for Getting a grip on government debt

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 [...]

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25.06.2010 Thumbnail image for Budget: What would you cut?

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 [...]

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03.06.2010 Thumbnail image for Japan’s Economic Doldrums

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 [...]

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02.06.2010 Thumbnail image for What is the Real Definition of Inflation?

What is the Real Definition of Inflation?

What is the Real Definition of Inflation? View the infographic

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19.04.2010 Thumbnail image for Unemployment by State: Where Are The Jobs?

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 [...]

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03.12.2009 Thumbnail image for Unemployment rate by county

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 [...]

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02.07.2009 Thumbnail image for Turning a Corner?

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 [...]

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07.04.2009 Thumbnail image for Immigration and Jobs: Where U.S. Workers Come From

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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26.03.2009 Thumbnail image for IBM to Cut U.S. Jobs, Expand in India

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 [...]

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03.03.2009 Thumbnail image for Geography of a Recession

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 [...]

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