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Think it's bad losing your job in the middle of hard times? Try calling the state for help.
In January, with the unemployment rate nearing 6%, nearly 12.6 million calls were placed to the state's toll-free phone number to apply for unemployment insurance benefits. But more than...(more)
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Stocks slid on Monday in volatile trading as investors weighed a stunning series of weekend developments that confirmed investors’ worst fears about the fragile state of the financial industry.
Shares of financial firms plummeted as one of Wall Street’s most storied banks, Bear Stearns, lay on...(more)
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submitted by Robby for team staff news 19 hours 42 minutes ago
With the nation’s highest unemployment rate at 11.7 percent, it will take Nevada more than five years to gain back all the jobs lost here during the recession.
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Worries about global economic growth generally curbed traders’ appetite. Facebook shares fell again.
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(Reuters) - Yahoo Inc said it is to sell up to half of its stake in Internet entrepreneur Jack Ma's Alibaba Group back to the Chinese company for $7.1 billion, and hand most of the sale proceeds to its shareholders.
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Five new stores are opening at the Miracle Mile Shops, and others are moving into renovated or expand spaces — the latest of $8 million in construction at the center at Planet Hollywood in the past year.
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(Reuters) - Solar stocks slumped to fresh lows on Friday as investors continued to punish Chinese solar companies a day after the United States said it would impose new duties on imports from the world's leading solar manufacturer.
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Visitor volume to Las Vegas is expected to grow again in 2013, marking the third straight year of increases. The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority anticipates collecting 5 percent more in room tax revenue in 2013 than this year. Thursday, board members adopted a budget...(more)
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For the foodies who flocked to Caesars Palace on Friday night for the culinary smorgasbord that is the Vegas Uncork’d Grand Tasting, the payoff was obvious: bellies full of gourmet wonders.
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A lackluster jobs report on Friday disappointed Wall Street, sending stocks down amid concerns that the economy is failing to gain steam. U.S. employers added a modest 115,000 nonfarm jobs in April, according to the...
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The rules are intended to rein in practices like firms underwriting a state’s bonds while simultaneously helping other customers trade against the bonds.
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Five things that are wrong with India's economy
