Budget cuts threaten US recovery and job growth
Washington reports show state and local cuts deeper than expected end 2010 GDP growth. Governors push austerity to close deficits cutting education health care and social programs. Wisconsin fights for collective bargaining while federal pinch accelerates layoffs and reduced subsidies across Florida New York and Colorado.
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Google tweaks search to curb low quality sites
Google updates its ranking formulas to devalue low quality content and favor original, valuable information. The shift could hit content farms like eHow, while regulators close a small Illinois bank, lifting 2010 U S bank failures to 23 for the year amid a weak economy and rising loan losses.
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Markets Close Mixed With Dow Slip Ahead of Weekend
Friday trading shows the Dow at 12 130 45 down 61 95 points while the Nasdaq sits at 4315 2 781 05 and the S&P 500 at 1378 1 319 88 Oil gains 60 cents to 97 88 a barrel Corn rises 25 5 cents to 7 22 Soybeans 4575 cents to 13 75 and Wheat 26 cents to 8 88 per bushel 30 Year Treasury yields slip to 4.52 percent as investors weigh demand and inflation signals across major benchmarks.
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Safer-Products.gov aims to collect safety complaints nationwide
A federal database launching March 11 will let the public post injury reports on products from cribs to toasters. Critics fear bogus reports may inflate data and lawmakers debate funding, while CPSC officials defend safeguards letting manufacturers rebut and correct information before publication.
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