Special Report: Growth, Jobs and the Recovery
Opinion

Special Report: Growth, Jobs and the Recovery

Iva Hruzikova / The Fiscal Times

The Jobs Conundrum: Improving, Just Not Fast Enough
Of the 15 million unemployed Americans, 6.8 million have been out of work for 27 weeks or longer. If you’re one of them, the news of a slowly improving job market is small solace.
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It’s Time for the Referee to Declare the Recession Over
Here’s a question for members of the  elite, nonpartisan group of economists that will have the final word in declaring that the recession is over. What are you waiting for?
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Prime Numbers: Strong Corporate Profits to Drive Recovery
As the second quarter draws to a close, corporate earning reports may provide some welcome relief to weary stock investors.

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  • John Berry

    covered the Federal Reserve and the economy for 25 years at the <em>Washington Post</em> before joining Bloomberg News in 2004. In 2009 he began writing freelance pieces for, among others, Thomson Reuters, and is widely recognized for his ability to interpret the Fed.