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Election sprint opens with weak jobs report

Peter Westerman | September 07, 2012

President Barack Obama emerged from the euphoria of his party's convention Friday and ran smack into the harsh reality of a bleak new report on the nation's unemployment outlook. Republican rival Mitt Romney pounced on the disappointing jobs figures as fresh evidence that it's time to put someone new in...

Canadian economy adds 34,300 jobs

Peter Westerman | September 07, 2012

The Canadian economy added 34,300 new jobs in August, topping expectations of only modest gains and reversing the previous month's setback, Statistics Canada reported Friday.

Economy added 96,000 jobs last month

Peter Westerman | September 07, 2012

U.S. employers added 96,000 jobs last month, a weak figure that could slow the momentum President Barack Obama hoped to gain from his speech Thursday night to the Democratic National Convention.