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German unemployment rises to 6.7 percent in December due to seasonal factors, slower economy
BERLIN — Germany’s unemployment rate crept up to 6.7 percent in December due to seasonal factors and a more sluggish economy, but the labor market remained robust.
Further budget fights threaten to keep US growth and hiring sluggish for much of 2013
(Jacquelyn Martin, File / Associated Press)
WASHINGTON — Housing is rebounding. Families are shrinking debts. Europe has avoided a financial crackup. And the fiscal cliff deal has removed the most urgent threat to the U.S. economy.
Cliff averted, next fiscal crisis in 2 months will be over taxes, spending _ plus debt limit
(Carolyn Kaster / Associated Press)
WASHINGTON — Onward to the next fiscal crisis. Actually, several of them, potentially. The New Year’s Day deal averting the “fiscal cliff” lays the groundwork for more combustible struggles in Washington over taxes, spending and debt in the next few months.
A look at the big spending issues left dangling after ‘fiscal cliff’ compromise on taxes
(Charles Dharapak / Associated Press)
The “fiscal cliff” compromise on taxes leaves a big part of the nation’s budget crisis still dangling.
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