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Bigger paychecks around the corner?
3:54pm
People on Main Street would cheer but Wall Street, Fed are starting to worry about upward pressure on wages. (more)

3:47pm : Major stores generally beat forecasts in the year's first month; slower February expected. (more)
12:19pm : Growth declines at 0.6% rate in fourth quarter, the first drop in nearly five years. (more)
8:45am : Latest report pushes four-week measure to lowest level since June 2000. (more)
The president in his State of the Union address outlines economic proposals that he believes will foster growth and competitiveness. (more)
Medicare's new drug plan is a potential boon for everyone involved, except for Big Pharma. (more)
Amid the coming pension debate, keep in mind the folks doing the talking have a nice one. (more)
Workers, employers, taxpayers, governments. Meet the key players in the coming battle. (more)
Fed's Greenspan era ending CNN's Andrea Sanke looks at the reign of Alan Greenspan at the Federal Reserve -- through good times and bad. (more)
CNN's Andy Serwer reports on the growing income gap. (more)
Employers added 215,000 jobs to payrolls in November up from a revised 44,000 in October. (more)
Is the job outlook brighter? Find out. (more)
Find out what the Federal Reserve will do next, where interest rates are going and what it means to you. (more)
What's flat, normal and inverted? (more)
Economic Calendar
Date
Event
Feb 3 
 Employment Situation
Feb 3 
 Consumer Sentiment
Feb 3 
 Consumer Sentiment
Feb 3 
 Factory Orders
Feb 3 
 ISM Non-Mfg Index
Feb 6 
 Treasury STRIPS
Feb 7 
 ICSC-UBS Store Sales
Feb 7 
 Redbook
Feb 7 
 Consumer Credit
Feb 8 
 MBA Purchase Applications
 
Manufacturing (ISM) Continued expansion, but slowing growth. March 1
Consumer confidence Hit three-year high. March 28
Leading indicators Pointing to stronger growth. Feb. 21
Inflation (CPI) December inflation fell on energy and food decline. Feb. 22
Industrial production Up 0.6%, ahead of forecasts. Feb. 15
Retail sales 0.7% December gain -- less than expected. Feb. 14
Job growth Well below forecast. Feb. 3
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