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December 17, 2003 Job Prospects Looking Up According to temporary staffing firm Manpower Inc.'s most recent survey, 20 percent of U.S. employers plan to hire more staff during the first quarter of

December 16, 2003 PG&E Bankruptcy Plan Seen Passing Regulatory Panel California utility regulators are expected to adopt a plan on Thursday, Dec. 18, to allow Pacific Gas & Electric Co. to get out of

December 15, 2003 Measure of Consumer Mood Fell Sharply in Early December Consumers' moods fell strongly in the middle of December, as assessments of current conditions staged a big and unexpected

December 12, 2003 Fed Minutes Suggest Rates Could Stay Low Until 2005 Federal Reserve policy makers concluded at their October meeting that inflation could remain low until 2005 and that they should

December 11, 2003 Auto Sales Help Boost Retail Sales Heading into the holiday shopping season, U.S. retail sales posted a better-than-expected 0.9 percent increase in November, boosted by surging auto

January 10, 2003 Consumers Curb Spending; Jobs Weak U.S. consumers kept a tight hold on their wallets during the holiday season as the economy inched out of a soft patch and while the labor market

January 9, 2003 U.S. Consumer Borrowing Falls $2.2 Billion in November U.S. consumer borrowing in November had the biggest decline in 11 years, evidence that Americans are becoming more wary of taking

January 8, 2003 Bush Unveils Stimulus Plan, Calls for Immediate Relief President Bush yesterday proposed a $674 billion boost for a struggling U.S. economy with measures including eliminating taxes on

January 6, 2003 Former Polaroid Seeks More Time for Turnaround Plan The entity formerly known as Polaroid Corp. is seeking approval from a bankruptcy court to extend its exclusive right to file a

December 5, 2003 Fed Watchers Seek Signal on Interest Rates Federal Reserve officials have made it clear in a series of speeches that they have no intention of raising interest rates when they meet in