Economy
Private job losses mount, ominous for payrolls
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Job losses and plans to lay off workers hammered the struggling U.S. economy in the final month of 2008, according to private reports that could foreshadow surprisingly grim labor market data from the government on Friday. Full Article | Video
Budget deficit to hit $1.2 trillion in fiscal 2009
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. budget deficit will swell to a record $1.186 trillion in fiscal 2009, congressional forecasters said on Wednesday, the result of an economic recession that has cut tax receipts and caused massive government bailouts of banks and automakers. Full Article
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G7 Gross Domestic Product
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- 3rd Quarter 2008
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G7 Consumer Price Index
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- December 2008
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Benchmark Interest Rates
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