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URS seeks financial donors in community
Standard-Speaker, Hazleton, Pa.United Rehabilitation Services in Hazleton has had to cut two programs and furlough 6 longtime workers within the last year due to state budget cuts and the sagging economy. URS officials aren't sure what the future holds, but in order to keep...Tags: Business, Layoffs and Downsizing, Economy, Business and Finance, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Finance
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GLOBAL MARKETS-Shares grind higher, gold pauses from big losing streak
Reuters* Global equity markets continue to climb * Yen gains on minister's comments, rise seen temporary * Gold gains after longest losing streak in four years * Oil rebounds, rises above $104 a barrel (Adds opening of U.S. markets, changes dateline; previous...Tags: Federal Reserve, Money and Monetary Policy, Stock Market, Casino and Gambling Industry, Nasdaq Composite
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IMF urges Montenegro to close aluminum plant to cut debt
ReutersPODGORICA (Reuters) - Montenegro should shut down the loss-making aluminum plant that is the country's biggest single industrial employer to stem a sharp rise in its public debt, the International Monetary Fund said. The partly state-owned Kombinat...Tags: Montenegro, Credit and Debt, Economic Indicator, Podgorica (Montenegro), International Organizations
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Higher consumer spending will offset sequester cuts, economists say
WASHINGTON -- Consumers will help keep economic growth on track this year, as new projections of their spending indicate it will offset the hit to the recovery from the federal government's automatic budget cuts, a panel of economists said Monday. The...
Tags: National Government, Economic Indicator, Politics, Government, Consumers
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RPT-ANALYSIS-Shrinking U.S. deficit reduces pressure for budget deal
Reuters(Repeats story with no changes to text) By Jason Lange and David Lawder WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - The chances of a deal between Democratic and Republican lawmakers that would overhaul the U.S. tax system, trim government spending and reform...Tags: U.S. House Committee on the Budget, White House, Internal Revenue Service, U.S. House of Representatives, Government
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Hagel: It was furlough 680K or deepen readiness crisis
By Tom Philpott Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel ordered the furlough of 680,000 civilian employees for one day a week, from early July through September, to avoid taking deeper cuts in training and maintenance, which could have degraded readiness to the...Tags: Budget Control Act of 2011, Defense, Politics, Unemployment, Military Equipment
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Japan govt upgrades economic assessment for first time in 2 months
ReutersTOKYO, May 20 (Reuters) - Japan's government upgraded its assessment of the economy in May for the first time in two months, in a sign growth is accelerating as exports and factory output pick up. The economy is gradually recovering, according to the...Tags: Inflation and Deflation, Japan, Prices, Financial Markets, Economic Indicator
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ANALYSIS-Shrinking U.S. deficit reduces pressure for budget deal
ReutersBy Jason Lange and David Lawder WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - The chances of a deal between Democratic and Republican lawmakers that would overhaul the U.S. tax system, trim government spending and reform safety net spending programs appear to be...Tags: White House, U.S. House Committee on the Budget, Internal Revenue Service, Government, U.S. House of Representatives
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Analysis: Shrinking deficit reduces pressure for budget deal
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chances of a deal between Democratic and Republican lawmakers that would overhaul the tax system, trim government spending and reform safety net spending programs appear to be fading. A sudden improvement in the outlook for the...Tags: U.S. House Committee on the Budget, White House, Money and Monetary Policy, Internal Revenue Service, Joe Biden
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Japan upgrades economic outlook as Abe's policies take hold
ReutersTOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese government upgraded its assessment of the economy on Monday, as emerging signs of an upturn in exports and factory output added to growing evidence that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's aggressive polices are beginning to...Tags: Prices, Earnings Forecasts, Economic Policy, Money and Monetary Policy, Economy, Business and Finance
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Bundesbank chief says France must take deficit cuts seriously
ReutersBERLIN, May 19 (Reuters) - France has a special responsibility as a euro zone heavyweight to take deficit reduction rules seriously, even though its budget deficit is above target, Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann said in an interview published on...Tags: Public Finance, Money and Monetary Policy, Germany, Budgets and Budgeting, Politics
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School district looking for $900,000 in budget cuts
The Natchez Democrat, Miss.Natchez-Adams School District officials begin Thursday identifying nearly $900,000 in expenses to cut from the district's budget. Those cuts will come after the district already cut $1 million in anticipated expenses across various district departments....Tags: Teachers, Teaching and Learning, Budgets and Budgeting, Economy, Business and Finance, Finance
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