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BAE may cut 3,000 jobs as Typhoon orders slow: media

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British defense giant BAE Systems is set to announce up to 3,000 job losses as it struggles to secure orders for the Eurofighter Typhoon in the wake of cuts to defense budgets by partner nations, British media reported on Sunday.
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U.S. Unemployment - 5 Programs to Increase U.S. GDP and Create Jobs

In the first half of 2011, the United States registered two straight quarters of sub-par GDP growth, and the risk of a double-dip recession has increased. With consumer spending and business investment lagging, that leaves it up to the public sector to fill the gap. Accordingly, here are five programs to increase U.S. GDP growth.
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Apple is expected to launch new iPhone in October

Save the Date for iPhone 5 - Oct. 4?

Get ready to digest another rumor on the Apple iPhone 5 release date. AllThingsD reported Wednesday that sources have confirmed that Apple will hold a media event on Oct. 4 to unveil the iPhone 5.
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Clinton Trumpets Green Investments to Create Jobs

Investments in energy-saving building retrofits and clean-energy projects can create hundreds of thousands of jobs and bolster the U.S. economy, former U.S. President Bill Clinton said on Tuesday.
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2.8 Million U.S. Jobs Lost Since China Joined WTO: Study

About 2.8 million jobs, both in manufacturing and high-tech fields, have been lost as a result of the growing U.S. trade deficit with China since Beijing's entry into the World Trade Organization in 2001, said an EPI study, which was denounced immediately by the US-China Joint Business Council.
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GM labor deal creates jobs, holds line on costs

A tentative contract between General Motors Co and the United Auto Workers union adds U.S. factory jobs and replaces traditional wage increases with profit-sharing, union officials said on Tuesday.
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GM labor deal to create over 6,000 jobs

A tentative contract between General Motors Co and the United Autos Workers would create more than 6,000 U.S. factory jobs and pay existing workers profit-sharing bonuses of at least $3,500 in 2012, union officials said on Tuesday.
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Fiscal fix needed for jobs, investment: Blackrock

The United States needs to use fiscal as well as monetary policy to boost the economy if it wants to convince cash-rich corporations to start hiring and investing, Bob Doll, chief equity strategist of BlackRock Inc said on Thursday at the Bloomberg Markets 50 Summit.
U.S. Economy

5 Factors that Could Lead to a Slow-Growth U.S. Economy

It's a scenario that many Americans, if not most, probably do not want to hear about: the United States enters an era called a new normal slow-growth economy -- perhaps for as long as a decade. What are the factors likely to cause it? And is there anything that can prevent it?

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