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When the economy tanks, women have fewer babies. But what happens in the following years, when conditions improve?
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Read More »Study: Recessions can postpone motherhood forever
IMF: U.S. growth resumes, but year will be weak
U.S. economic growth this year will likely be at the weakest pace since the Great Recession ended, the International Monetary Fund said, mostly because of a sharp, weather-related contraction in the first quarter.
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Read More »Consumer sentiment up slightly in mixed economic news
Strong job growth lifted U.S. consumer confidence this month, as Americans looked past the economy's dismal first-quarter performance.
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Read More »Sales of existing homes up 4.9 percent in May
Sales of previously owned U.S. homes posted the best monthly gain in nearly three years in May, providing hope that housing is beginning to regain momentum lost over the past year.
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Read More »Real Estate Weekly – 6/13/14
Data show state’s for-sale housing market ‘very tight’ Maryland’s housing market recorded double-digit growth for the second month in a row, according to Maryland Housing Beat, a monthly profile of the state’s housing market published by the Maryland Department of ...
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Read More »Housing debt still traps 10 million Americans
Nearly 10 million Americans remain financially trapped by homes worth less than their mortgage debts — an enduring drag on the U.S. economy almost seven years after the housing bust triggered the Great Recession.
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Read More »Livestock feed company plans Hagerstown jobs
A livestock feed producer says it expects to create about 20 jobs within two years at its new distribution center in Hagerstown.
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Read More »After big month, hiring slows in March
U.S. employers advertised slightly fewer jobs and slowed hiring a bit in March, though the declines came after healthy gains the previous month. The figures suggest the job market is improving in fits and starts.
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Read More »Applicants, bosses both blamed as jobs go unfilled
Many potential employees don't follow directions on job postings, are no-shows at interviews and sometimes accept a job only to say at the last minute, they're going to work for somebody else.
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Read More »Frigid winter over, economy warms up
The U.S. economy is emerging from hibernation after a bleak winter.
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