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The unemployment rate's decline in recent months has partly been attributed to a drop in the labor force as discouraged workers gave up their search.
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That demand for liquidity may be contributing to the Fed funds rate's upward pressure.
Treasury Prices Climb Cynthia Lin 2011
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Only 10.7% of smokers receiving messages were still abstinent at six months, but that rate's still double the quit rate of those who didn't receive the motivational messages.
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Only 10.7% of smokers receiving messages were still abstinent at six months, but that rate's still double the quit rate of those who didn't receive the motivational messages.
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The unemployment rate's too high; the budgets are falling apart.
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The President reiterated his call to close corporate tax loopholes, but without raising more revenue, echoing the business lobby's false complaint about the statutory rate's effect on economic competitiveness.
Heather McGhee: President's Deficit Plan Recaptures the Fiscal High Road -- Almost Heather McGhee 2011
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The rate's decline since then has pushed the monthly payment for a $300,000 mortgage down to about $1,589, from $1,620.
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A measure of the euro/dollar rate's "realized" volatility hit 12.6 Tuesday--the highest level of the year--from around 10.5 in June, according to Citigroup.
Growing Signs That Foreign-Exchange Volatility Is Making A Comeback Neil Shah 2011
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The President reiterated his call to close corporate tax loopholes, but without raising more revenue, echoing the business lobby's false complaint about the statutory rate's effect on economic competitiveness.
Heather McGhee: President's Deficit Plan Recaptures the Fiscal High Road -- Almost Heather McGhee 2011
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Better treatments have played at least some role in the cancer death rate's recent improvement.
The Latest Weapon Against Cancer: Evolution Matt Ridley 2011
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