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Jobs data highlight voters' top concern
Friday's bleak report showing big job losses in August will help keep the focus on the economy as voters' top concern through the election in November.   Full story
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  Jobs data highlight voters' top concern
Obama, McCain battle over the economy
Mortgage mess puts more banks at risk
Higher inflation brings lower standard of living
Jobs data, GDP stoke debate over recession
No sign yet of a bottom in home prices
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Amid bluster over energy, Senate cuts a deal
Palin’s pipeline exists — but only on paper
  Oil slides as unemployment rate soars
Ethanol, once darling, is losing some luster
Cost of oil leading to some leaner companies
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Staples’ profit drops 16 percent
Dell’s quarterly profit drops 17 percent
Retailer Sears offers a downbeat outlook
H.J. Heinz posts higher-than-expected profit
Burger King’s quarterly profit up 42 percent
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McDonalds has a big appetite for China
McDonald’s has found a formula for success in China – but it hasn’t been an easy recipe.  . By CNBC's Wally Griffith.
GM finds surprising success in China
Greenspan: Economy 'on the brink' of recession
At 85, Sumner Redstone is still going strong
L.A. is home to new rush of oil drilling
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  White House on jobs
  Sept. 5: Keith Hennessey, director of the National Economic Council, gives the White House’s reaction to the latest employment report.
  Gustav hits Gulf energy
  Bush: Gustav proves need for more U.S. oil drilling
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  Energy prices and Gustav
  Gustav 'not a repeat of Katrina'
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  Devastated crops drive up food prices
June 16: As flood-damaged crops lead to even higher food prices, the American family budget is likely to feel the pinch. NBC's Tom Costello reports.
  Costly commutes create staffing struggles
  Gas prices keep RV couple parked
  Once thriving, now just surviving
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  Who's who on the Fed
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The Federal Open Market Committee has become more open over the years, but it is still one of the most mysterious Washington institutions. So who are the people who hold such power over your pocketbook?

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