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Bigger Social Security raise in sight for seniors
Three cheers for inflation, especially this summer. Believe it or not, there is a reason to say it: Older Americans have a floor under their income because Social Security retirement benefits are adjusted for inflation every year. Many say that last...Tags: Labor Legislation, Market and Exchange, Retirement, Economy, Consumer Confidence
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Will the stock market get worse?
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterStock markets worldwide in the second quarter tried to shake off the deep gloom that gripped them in the first three months of the year. They succeeded -- for a while. But as the quarter drew to a close a major issue that had spooked investors in...Tags: Stock Activities, McDermott International Incorporated, Personal Finance, Morningstar Incorporated, Economy
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Inflation May Boost Social Security Raises
Three cheers for inflation, especially this summer. Believe it or not, there is a reason to say it: Older Americans have a floor under their income because Social Security retirement benefits are adjusted for inflation every year. Many say that last...Tags: Virginia, Labor Legislation, Market and Exchange, Retirement, Economy
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Suburbia's not dead yet
While millions of American families struggle with falling house prices, soaring gasoline costs and tightening credit, some environmentalists, urban planners and urban real estate speculators are welcoming the bad news as signaling what they have long...Tags: Commuting, Demographics, Los Angeles, New York Times, Pico-Union
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Ways to achieve energy independence
By Ron Klein Each July 4th, we gather with family and friends to celebrate the patriotism and courage of the earliest Americans as they declared their independence. This year, we have an obligation to stand together behind a new declaration — a...Tags: Boca Raton, Parliament, Lower House, Alternative Energy, Laws
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Responses to green energy programs lack energy
Associated Press WriterEven as more Americans look to shrink their carbon footprints, relatively few have switched to providers of electricity generated by wind, water and sun. "Green power" programs allow consumers to purchase renewable energy, usually at a premium,...Tags: Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Local Authority, Google Inc., Alternative Energy, Consumers
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Gas prices drive new opinions on allowing offshore drilling
Oil companies once viewed drilling in the deep waters off Florida as cost prohibitive. Politicians feared even the slightest sign of support would be career suicide. No more. Record crude oil prices are fueling support for oil and natural gas exploration...Tags: Executive Branch, Elections, Regional Authority, National Government, Personal Service
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62,000 jobs lost, off nearly half-million for year
AP Economics WriterThe nation lost jobs for a sixth month in a row in June, a storm of pink slips drenching this year's July Fourth holiday for more than 60,000 Americans and leaving thousands more worried about the future. Weighed down by energy prices and the housing...Tags: Elections, National Government, Barack Obama, Political Candidates, Commodity Markets
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Fragile economy takes toll on jobs
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe nation shed 62,000 more jobs in June, bringing total losses for the year to 438,000 and rekindling concerns that the United States is in recession. What's more, the Labor Department's unemployment report, released Thursday, showed job losses in April...Tags: University of Maryland, Job Layoffs, Family, Employment, Unemployment
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Companies begin quest for oil, gas off Florida
Associated Press WriterOil companies once viewed drilling in the deep waters off Florida as cost prohibitive. Politicians feared even the slightest sign of support would be career suicide. No more. Record crude oil prices are fueling support for oil and natural gas exploration...Tags: Executive Branch, Elections, Regional Authority, National Government, Personal Service
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