GE expects 2012 to be another volatile year (AP)
AP - General Electric Co. is bracing for another volatile year. The global conglomerate expects to see emerging markets from China to South America continue to grow while Europe falls into a recession.
Moving evicted tenants is big business (AP)
AP - Property owners across the country bear a burden from the recession: paying a fortune in moving and storage costs to evict tenants who fail to pay their rent.
Nation adds 200,000 jobs in December hiring surge (AP)
AP - Four painful years after the Great Recession struck and wiped out 8.7 million jobs, the United States may finally be in an elusive pattern known as a virtuous cycle — an escalating loop of hiring and spending.
Tax cut lives: Congress gives last-minute approval (AP)
AP - After weeks of bickering and doubt, Congress delivered a last-minute holiday tax cut extension to 160 million workers Friday along with further unemployment benefits for millions laid off in the nation's fierce recession and weak economic recovery. It was a convincing victory for President Barack Obama, a humbling retreat for House Republicans.
Analysis: Economy to show stamina as global growth slows (Reuters)
Reuters - The economy is gaining momentum and should push through next year with only a few bruises despite an almost certain European recession and slower global growth.
Claims lowest since ’08 as job market improves (AP)
AP - In in the latest sign that the economy is surging at year's end, unemployment claims have dropped to the lowest level since April 2008, long before anyone realized that the nation was in a recession.
Ahead of the Bell: Home Sales (AP)
AP - The number of Americans who bought previously occupied homes likely rose in November. But the National Association of Realtors is also expected to release figures Wednesday showing that sales during the Great Recession were weaker than previously thought.
Unemployment claims at lowest in 3 1/2 years (AP)
AP - The job market is healthier than at any time since the end of the Great Recession.
Warnings bode ill for earnings (Reuters)
Reuters - On top of euro-zone debt troubles, Wall Street now has to worry about sagging sales from Europe as a recession in the region seems more likely.
Corporate warnings bode ill for earnings (Reuters)
Reuters - On top of euro zone debt troubles, Wall Street now has to worry about sagging sales from Europe as a recession in the region seems more likely.
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