Full Coverage: U.S. Economy

62,000 jobs lost, off nearly half-million for year

AP - Fri Jul 4, 5:54 AM ET

WASHINGTON - The nation lost jobs for a sixth month in a row in June, a storm of pink slips drenching this year's July Fourth holiday for more than 60,000 Americans and leaving thousands more worried about the future.

Off the Wires

G-8 meets as economy storm clouds thicken AP - Fri Jul 4, 1:26 PM ET
Kimmitt confident in economic fundamentals Reuters - Fri Jul 4, 9:18 AM ET
Gas prices hit another high for holiday weekend AP - Fri Jul 4, 8:11 AM ET
62,000 jobs lost, off nearly half-million for year AP - Fri Jul 4, 5:54 AM ET
G8 to tackle inflation, but concrete action elusive Reuters - Fri Jul 4, 5:12 AM ET

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News Stories

More job losses forecast into 2009 at CNN/Money - Wed, Jul 02, 2008
Factory Orders Increase as Energy Demand Gains at Bloomberg.com - Wed, Jul 02, 2008
Deepening Cycle of Job Loss Seen Lasting Into '09 at The New York Times - Wed, Jul 02, 2008
Americans say they'll vote with their wallets at CNN/Money - Tue, Jul 01, 2008
At Midyear, the Economic Pain Persists at The New York Times - Tue, Jul 01, 2008

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Feature Articles

Businessman creates hope for struggling U.S. farmers The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Wed, Jul 02, 2008
Bush's Dollar Drop Maps Loss of U.S. Clout at Final G-8 Summit Bloomberg via Yahoo! News - Wed, Jul 02, 2008
Debt-Laden Casinos Squeezed by Slowdown at The Wall Street Journal - Tue, Jul 01, 2008
America's Shrinking Groceries Time.com via Yahoo! News - Mon, Jun 30, 2008
Detroit's mood grim as automakers face the brink Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sun, Jun 29, 2008
Newspapers, reeling from slumping ads, slash jobs AP via Yahoo! News - Sun, Jun 29, 2008

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Opinion & Editorials

In 2008, Shades Of October 1987 at Forbes - Wed, Jul 02, 2008
Dispelling the Myths of Summer at The New York Times - Wed, Jul 02, 2008
Rules to Keep Your Skin in Wall Street Massacre at Bloomberg.com - Wed, Jul 02, 2008
Who's Behind High Prices at The Washington Post - Tue, Jul 01, 2008
Now is not the time to panic at CNN/Money - Mon, Jun 30, 2008
Inflation Menace Has Echoes of Volcker's Days at Bloomberg.com - Mon, Jun 30, 2008

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Related Web Sites

U.S. Economic Calendar - economic indicators to be released in the coming week. From Yahoo! Finance.
Economy at a Glance - Key economic statistics, updated monthly. From the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Federal Reserve System Beige Book - provides national and regional summaries of U.S. economic conditions.
U.S. Department of Commerce - site includes updates on economic indicators and data.
The Conference Board - non-profit, non-advocacy organization that created the consumer confidence index, an economic indicator released monthly. Also tracks leading economic indicators.
Statistics of Income (SOI) - Find out more about individual and corporate income from data files compiled from tax and information returns filed with the IRS.