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November 2, 2012

4 days left: Obama still ahead narrowly in swing states, jobs report unlikely to have major impact

theGRIO REPORT - President Obama remains on the path to win reelection next Tuesday, as polls continue to show him…
November 2, 2012

Black unemployment rises in last jobs report before election

WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. employers added 171,000 jobs in October, and hiring was stronger in August and September than first…
October 29, 2012

Hurricane Sandy could delay release of jobs report

WASHINGTON (AP) - Hurricane Sandy could complicate Friday's release of the October U.S. jobs report, the final snapshot of employment…
October 24, 2012

Mitt Romney discusses African-American economic empowerment with Black Enterprise

theGRIO REPORT - Mitt Romney, GOP presidential contender, spoke to Black Enterprise recently in a rare interview to targeted African-American…
October 22, 2012

What could be the October surprise in Obama v. Romney?

theGRIO REPORT - With barely more than two weeks left until Election Day, the numbers suggest that President Obama maintains…
October 18, 2012

theGrio and CNBC Market Update: 10/18/12

VIDEO - Investors had plenty of data to sift through last week. We received some positive housing data: foreclosure filings…
October 5, 2012

How jobs news could boost Obama

ANALYSIS - The sharp drop in the unemployment rate is a major political boon for President Obama, allowing him to…
October 5, 2012

Former GE CEO Jack Welch accuses Obama administration of cooking unemployment numbers

theGRIO REPORT - Republicans caused eyes to roll this election season by perpetuating the meme that poll numbers favoring Barack…
October 5, 2012

US jobless rate falls to 7.8 percent, 44-month low

WASHINGTON (AP) - Black unemployment has fallen from 14.1 to 13.4 percent and African-American teen joblessness dropped slightly from 37.9…
October 4, 2012

NumbersUSA ad pits black Americans against immigrants

theGRIO REPORT - The anti-immigration group NumbersUSA was anything but subtle when it launched an ad last night which some…
October 1, 2012

theGrio and CNBC Market Update 10/1/12

VIDEO - Besides monitoring austerity measures in Europe, investors received several economic reports last week...
September 28, 2012

Obama now can call himself job creator: 386,000 more jobs now than 2008

(AP) - It probably won't help Obama much in his race for re-election. The economy is still a long way…
September 26, 2012

New economic trends could help Obama

WASHINGTON (AP) - For the past year, as the presidential election unfolded, President Barack Obama confronted a dizzying swell of…
September 24, 2012

theGrio and CNBC Market Update 9/24/12

VIDEO - Housing stocks rose by 2.3 percent in August, but building permits, a gauge of future building activity, declined…
September 23, 2012

7 issues the 2012 candidates should be talking about

ANALYSIS - Presidential campaigns rarely lead to great discussions of public policy, and this one has been no exception...
September 12, 2012

US poverty rate unchanged; record numbers persist

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Census Bureau says the number of Americans in poverty stood at 15 percent in 2011 as…
September 10, 2012

theGrio and CNBC Market Update 9/10/12

VIDEO - Investors witnessed multi-year highs for the stock market last week, but all eyes were on the August jobs…
September 7, 2012

Obama gets grim job news; Romney pounces on it

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - His convention over, President Barack Obama ran smack into the harsh reality of a bleak new…
September 7, 2012

US unemployment falls to 8.1 percent, black joblessness stuck at 14.1

WASHINGTON (AP) - The black unemployment stayed stuck at exactly 14.1 percent, while African-American teen unemployment ticked up slightly from…
September 7, 2012

Obama accepts nomination, promises better days at DNC: ‘My fellow citizens — you were the change’

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Obama used his nationally televised speech closing out the Democratic National Convention to try to revive…