Obama: Economy has to grow 'even faster'

Ben Feller, Associated PRess

POLAND, Ohio (AP) - A sobering economic snapshot intensified the presidential campaign on Friday as President Barack Obama rolled through two vote-rich battleground states and Republican Mitt Romney fended off conservative complaints about his plan for winning...

Romney blames Obama for sluggish job growth

Steve Peoples, Associated Press

WOLFEBORO, N.H. (AP) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney says the nation's ongoing sluggish job growth is unacceptable...

Black unemployment up in June

Perry Bacon Jr.

theGRIO REPORT - Overall unemployment remained at 8.2 percent in June, but the jobless rate for African Americans increased by almost a point to 14.4 percent, the Department of Labor announced Friday in its monthly employment report.

Stockton to be largest US city to file bankruptcy

Gosia Wozniacka, Associated Press

STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) - In opting to become the nation's largest city to seek federal bankruptcy protection, Stockton took a rare financial step of last resort after struggling with the economic downturn, soaring pension costs and contractual obligations...

Obama, Romney effectively tied

Jennifer Agiesta and Jim Kuhnhenn, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama has lost much of the narrow lead he held just a month ago over Mitt Romney and the two now are locked in a virtually even race for the White House...

African-Americans in NYC miss out on jobs rebound

theGrio

The New York Times reports that blacks in New York City are finding it harder to get jobs than their white peers...

Behind black America's disappearing net worth

Shartia Brantley

theGRIO REPORT - We’ve endured The Great Recession and many of us feel as if we’re still in the midst of it. The Federal Reserve recently issued a report on just how negatively The Great Recession impacted Americans’ bottom line...

Small businesses in Cook County will soon get more loans

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Small minority and women owned businesses will soon receive more loans in Cook County...

Obama v. Romney in Ohio

Associated Press

CLEVELAND (AP) — President Barack Obama on Thursday tore into the economic plans of Mitt Romney, saying his likely Republican opponent's ideas are identical to those of former President George W. Bush.

theGrio, CNBC Market Update

Shartia Brantley

CNBC - Besides keeping an eye on the European debt crisis, investors had several reports to sift through last week...

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Economy

Obama: Economy has to grow 'even faster'

Romney blames Obama for sluggish job growth

Black unemployment up in June

Stockton to be largest US city to file bankruptcy

Obama, Romney effectively tied

African-Americans in NYC miss out on jobs rebound

Behind black America's disappearing net worth

Small businesses in Cook County will soon get more loans

Obama v. Romney in Ohio

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