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ABJ - January 9 - 2012 Republican Presidential candidate Ron Paul is in second place, to former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, in the key early voting state of New Hampshire with a remarkable 24 per cent of the vote, according to a new poll. ...
ABJ - January 6 - Unemployment rates were lower in November than a year earlier in 351 of the 372 metropolitan areas, higher in 16 areas, and unchanged in five areas, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Eight areas recorded ...
ABJ - January 5 - Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann has withdrawn from the race for the Republican nomination in a bid to become the next President of the United States. Following the Iowa outcome, Bachmann indicated that she would continue her campaign, ...
ABJ - January 4 - In the end, it proved to be a two-horse race between former Governor of Massachusetts Mitt Romney and former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum. With the votes counted, Romney defeated Santorum by a slight edge of eight votes—30,015 to 30,007. ...
ABJ - January 3 - America’s silly season kicks off today with the Republican caucus vote in Iowa. Leading up to the polls, the major candidates were in full force. Newt Gingrich, former Speaker under the Bill Clinton administration, made headlines earlier today in ...
ABJ - December 23 - Regional and state unemployment rates were generally lower in November, as 43 states and the District of Columbia recorded unemployment rate decreases, three states posted rate increases, and four states had no rate change according to the U.S. Bureau of ...
ABJ Dec 22 - Mortgage applications decreased 2.6 per cent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending December 16.The Market Composite Index, a measure of mortgage loan application volume, decreased 2.6 ...
ABJ - December 21 - Walgreens announced earnings and sales results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2012 ending November 30. Net earnings were $554 million, a 4.5 per cent decrease from $580 million in the same quarter a year ago. ...
ABJ - December 20 - Real average hourly earnings for all employees fell 0.1 per cent from October to November, seasonally adjusted, reported the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. This decrease stems from a 0.1 per cent decrease in average hourly earnings, while in the ...
ABJ - December 15 - Following declines in each of the previous three months, U.S. import prices rose 0.7 per cent in November, reported the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. An upturn in fuel prices more than offset decreasing prices for nonfuel ...
