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Article Source: CNN
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- The long nightmare of job losses appears to be just about over.
When the Labor Department reports its monthly employment readings for March on Friday, economists are forecasting a gain of 184,000 jobs.If that happens, it would be only the second month with a positive reading since December of 2007, and the biggest jump in employment since March of that year, a good nine months before the official start of the recession.
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Article Source: ABCNews.com
These Baseball Stadiums Make It a Great Day Out Whether or Not Your Team Wins
Super-sized televisions, amazing views and high-end food are just some of the latest features at Major League Baseball stadiums across the country. In the last decade or so, cities across the nation have made substantial improvements to existing ballparks and introduced a series of new fields that constantly amaze.
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Article Source: USA Today
After months of criticism that it hasn't done enough to prevent foreclosures, the Obama administration is announcing a plan to reduce the amount some troubled borrowers owe on their home loans. The effort will let people who owe more on their mortgages than their properties are worth get new loans backed by the Federal Housing Administration, a government agency that insures home loans against default.
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Article Source: CNN - AP
WASHINGTON (AP) — A requirement tucked into the massive U.S health care bill will make calorie counts impossible for thousands of restaurants to hide and difficult for consumers to ignore. More than 200,000 fast food and other chain restaurants will have to include calorie counts on menus, menu boards and even drive-throughs.
The new law, which applies to any restaurant with 20 or more locations, directs the Food and Drug Administration to create a new national standard for menu labeling, superseding a growing number of state and city laws.
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Article Source - The Denver Post
Colorado could finish the current budget year nearly $150 million in the black and the shortfall next year could be nearly $1 billion less than previously estimated, economic forecasters said Friday.
But in delivering the first report of improving state revenues since 2008, Gov. Bill Ritter urged caution.
"It's the best forecast we've seen in almost two years, and it indicates that our strategies are working and the economy is slowly beginning to stabilize," Ritter said. "However, one improved forecast does not stability make."
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