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President Barack Obama says more work is needed to create new jobs.
Orders to U.S. factories jumped in May by the largest amount in nearly a year, further evidence that the nosedive in manufacturing is nearing an end.
Employers cut a larger-than-expected 467,000 jobs in June, driving the unemployment rate up to a 26-year high of 9.5 percent, suggesting that the economy's road to recovery will be a bumpy one.
The government says the number of newly laid-off workers filing for unemployment insurance dropped last week, a sign job cuts are easing.
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From the Atlanta Business Chronicle
NCR Corp., a Fortune 500 company that makes ATMs and retail self-checkouts, could be considering relocating its corporate headquarters from Dayton, Ohio to Georgia.
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin says she will resign from office July 26.
Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama both left President Bush's financial bailout meeting at the White House after 5 p.m. Thursday with no apparent deal worked out.
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