WBSM - New Bedford's Local Source For News, Talk, and Sports! » economy http://wbsm.com For over 60 years, WBSM has been the #1 source for News, Talk, and Sports in New Bedford! Thu, 23 May 2013 20:30:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Is the Economy Good For You? [POLL] http://wbsm.com/is-the-economy-good-for-you-poll/ http://wbsm.com/is-the-economy-good-for-you-poll/#comments Tue, 05 Feb 2013 18:12:02 +0000 Phil Paleologos http://wbsm.com/?p=53909 I'm hearing that the nation's economy is on the rise from the news readers, but I have my own method of determining whether or not the economy is improving.

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]]> http://wbsm.com/is-the-economy-good-for-you-poll/feed/ 0 Passive Income Dream.com Economy Added 157,000 Jobs in January http://wbsm.com/january-jobs-report-labor-dept/ http://wbsm.com/january-jobs-report-labor-dept/#comments Fri, 01 Feb 2013 17:28:44 +0000 Chris Chaberski http://tsminteractive.com/?p=154817 The Labor Department announced that the U.S. economy added 157,000 jobs in January. The unemployment rate inched upward by a tenth of a point, to 7.9 percent.

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]]> http://wbsm.com/january-jobs-report-labor-dept/feed/ 0 iStockphoto A Quick Look Back at the American Economy on Election Day 2008 — Dollars and Sense http://wbsm.com/a-quick-look-back-at-the-american-economy-on-election-day-2008-dollars-and-sense/ http://wbsm.com/a-quick-look-back-at-the-american-economy-on-election-day-2008-dollars-and-sense/#comments Tue, 06 Nov 2012 16:38:00 +0000 Mike Adams http://tsminteractive.com/?p=148854 Four years ago, during the last presidential campaign, the American economy was collapsing faster than it had since the Great Depression. Now, with the 2012 election upon us, most analysts agree that the economy is in a period of slow recovery—a bit too slow, according to just about everyone.

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]]> http://wbsm.com/a-quick-look-back-at-the-american-economy-on-election-day-2008-dollars-and-sense/feed/ 0 iStockphoto Study: Southcoast Health Systems Boost Region's Economy http://wbsm.com/study-southcoast-health-systems-boost-regions-economy/ http://wbsm.com/study-southcoast-health-systems-boost-regions-economy/#comments Sat, 22 Sep 2012 15:21:42 +0000 Jim Phillips http://wbsm.com/?p=16913 A new study by the UMass Dartmouth Center for Policy Analysis says Southcoast Health Systems generates $1.4 billion a year in the region's economy.

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