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IMF says Cyprus at risk of even deeper recession

IMF says Cyprus at risk of even deeper recession

Futures dip as France slips into recession

Stock futures dipped Wednesday as another nation in Europe sank into recession and the economic contraction for the entire European Union stretched into its sixth straight quarter.

Best-performing mutual funds limit losses in downturns

Best-performing mutual funds limit losses in downturns

German investor optimism up, easing recession fear

Investor optimism about the German economy rose in February, according to a closely watched survey, raising hopes that the country may avoid a recession.

Oil under $97 a barrel as Europe economy slumps

As a result, the recession across the 17 European Union countries that use the euro deepened during the quarter.

Spain's recession deeper than thought

Spain's recession is worse than thought after official figures Wednesday showed the country's economy shrank 0.7 percent in the fourth quarter of 2012 from the previous three-month period.

AP IMPACT: Recession, tech kill middle-class jobs

They note that the collapse of the housing market in the U.S., Ireland, Spain and other countries and the ensuing global recession wiped out millions of middle-class construction and factory jobs.

How US jobs came back after recent recessions

And 38 percent of the 6.62 million jobs created the 42 months after the recession were midpay.- In the 1981-1982 recession, 1.99 million, or 70 percent, of the 2.83 million jobs lost were midpay.

Can Europe's markets climb through the slump?

So analysts expect that as China picks up speed and the U.S. economy recovers, their sales will increase even if Europe remains stuck in a recession.

Japan in recession after 2Q growth revised down

Japan's economy is technically in recession after authorities said revised figures for the April-June quarter showed the economy shrank for two straight quarters.

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LONDON: IMF calls on Britain to do more for growth

That contributed to pushing the economy into recession twice since 2008.

Report says poor are moving to nation's suburbs

But those who moved to the suburbs also saw manufacturing jobs disappear and housing prices...

Organic industry clout grows with consumer demand

"Organics are a niche market in agriculture with a growing market share, so it makes sense for...

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Urban renewal? Big US cities showing strong growth

Big cities surpassed the rate of growth of their surrounding suburbs at an even faster clip, a...

Is Paying For College About to Get Harder?

In an economic downturn, Loss said, "The debate changes, and you hear more about...

Heather Smith: The March for Innovation

Youth in America, like everyone else, have been impacted by the economic downturn.

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Spain's Former Leader Delivers Political Broadside

Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, already coping with a deep recession and a corruption scandal, now...

DryShips posts another loss, expects rates to remain weak

"Even though there has been a recent spike in some drybulk charter rates, we continue to be...

UPDATE 1-DryShips posts another loss, expects rates to remain weak

"Even though there has been a recent spike in some drybulk charter rates, we continue to be...