An apology and a job offer

Former Agriculture employee Shirley Sherrod receives an apology and job offer from her former boss . Deborah Lutterbeck reports.

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Do unemployment benefits deter job seeking?

This morning President Obama made a plea to the Senate to extend unemployment benefits to 3 million Americans who will stop receiving them this month. He said it’s the government’s responsibility “to offer emergency assistance to people who desperately need it … to help them make ends meet and support their families even as they’re [...]

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iPhone 4 Quick Fix

Apple offered a quick fix to the iPhone 4 reception problems, but critics said it’s not enough.

Obama makes case for exports

U.S. President Obama pushes for exports to add jobs in the United States. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.

U.S. job growth stalls in June

The U.S. economy suffered its first monthly job loss of the year as a large drop in temporary census workers offset job creation in the private sector.

June Jobs Report Redux

At first look, the BLS’s June unemployment numbers give a sharp contrast to May’s large jump in employment. But like every month, we’re going to look at these numbers a little closer. Said one report in the NY Times: Just as last month’s government job report appeared deceptively robust, swollen as it was by 411,000 workers [...]

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G20 seen focusing on growth

World leaders from the G20 are expected to focus on growth at Canada meetings. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.

A question of currency

The White House welcomes China’s move on currency rate, but analysts say there may be less than meets the eye in the pledge. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.

Oil CEO’s turn backs on BP

Top executives from the five largest oil companies defended their industry- and their safety standards-on Capitol Hill.

Geithner patient on China reform

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said he is slowly making progress in convincing China to reform a foreign exchange policy often blamed for hurting U.S. businesses.

Obama praises jobs growth

President Obama hailed the latest jobs report from the Labor Department, but also acknowledged that the vast majority of them were temporary jobs. Jon Decker reports.

Job growth disappoints in May

The U.S. economy added fewer jobs than expected in May with nearly all of the growth a result of temporary census positions.

BP:Gulf leak fix making progress

BP said its “top kill” procedure is beating back the Gulf of Mexico oil leak, but the job is not finished.

Salazar defends oil spill response

U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said that the federal government could push BP aside from the oil spill response operation — if it fails to plug its leaking undersea well. Jon Decker reports.