Mar 5th, 2010 · The government's monthly employment report is due out Friday morning. February's bad weather has analysts guessing what the report might show. Surveys indicate business payrolls will likely show another loss. The unemployment rate is expected to increase, despite falling to 9.7 percent in January.
Mar 4th, 2010 · The White House is preemptively blaming the weather for a possibly bleak jobs report on Friday. Blizzards blanketed much of the Northeast last month, preventing some people from getting to work, and getting paid. Diane Swonk, chief economist at Mesirow Financial, discusses the upcoming report.
Mar 4th, 2010 · Because of the weather, government employment figures are likely to paint an overly bleak picture of the economy.
Mar 4th, 2010 · The number of buyers who agreed to purchase previously occupied homes fell sharply in January, a sign that demand for housing is sinking this winter, especially after stormy weather hit much of the country.
Mar 4th, 2010 · To conserve energy and beat the cold, female mosquitoes gain up to 10 times their warm-weather weight. Other insects, like the flightless midge in Antarctica, have found ways to adapt to severe dehydration and can even survive being frozen solid.
Mar 3rd, 2010 · "Fair Weather Friend," featured on the band's rootsy new album Feed My Soul, revolves around a grim sequence of events: "The doctor he said cancer, I stopped in my tracks / I did not have the answer, but I knew you'd have my back." Only the supposed friend deserted Holmes in his time of need.
Feb 28th, 2010 · Weather problems, a death on the luge track, organization issues and a disappointing medals performance. The Vancouver games have had their setbacks. But coming into the closing ceremony, Canadians have plenty of reasons to feel good. NPR's Martin Kaste reports.
Feb 26th, 2010 · David Paterson, unable to weather harsh criticism of a domestic violence case involving a trusted aide, will withdraw from the governor's race, he announced at a news conference Friday. His decision paves the way for Attorney General Andrew Cuomo to run for the Democratic nomination for governor.