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Bank Of America To Cut 2,000 Jobs
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(Catherine Green/Neon Tommy)
The banking giant is making big changes internally.
Read more...U.S. Stocks Mostly Higher, Except For Nasdaq
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New York Stock Exchange (photo courtesy of Creative Commons).
Good news came from most U.S. stocks and Europe, except in technology shares.
Read more...New Report Gives City Council Pause In Eliminating L.A. Business Tax
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Matt Newman of Blue Sky Consulting Group addressed the Jobs and Business Development Committee Wednesday. (Catherine Green)
Firm's analysis throws a wrench in attempts to make L.A. a business-friendly city.
Read more...90006: South L.A. Immigrants Talk Politics
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For foreign-born residents in 90006, the economy and "fairness" rank at the top of their concerns.
Read more...Mexico's Potential First Female President Strikes Difficult Balance
Comments (6) | Drug Cartels, economy, Josefina Vazquez Mota, Mexico, Nation and World, National Action Party, PAN, Presidential Election, security, violence
Vazquez Mota at PAN's national meeting for women, Encuentro Nacional Mujeres Panistas, March 7. (Official campaign photo)
Offers vague reform plans.
Read more...L.A. Animal Shelters See Adoptions, Euthanizations Rise In Lagging Economy
One of the faces of L.A.'s animal shelters. (Kiran Kazalbash)
New plan to relieve burdens.
Read more...Bernanke Warns That Economic Recovery Will Be Slow
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Fed chairman pushed for cautious optimism.
Read more...Dow Reaches 13,000, First Time Since 2008
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New York Stock Exchange (photo courtesy of Creative Commons).
The Dow fell to 10,655 in the fall. Tuesday's marker is a 22 percent rally from that low.
Read more...US Jobless Claims Hit 4-Year Low
(Brian Indrelunas, Creative Commons)
Some suggest the numbers are misleading.
Read more...Mitt Olympus: Romney For Prime Minister
Caricature by DonkeyHotey. (Flickr)
Why Mitt Romney is the man for Greece.
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