HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania veterans received more than $1.5 billion in compensation and pension benefits in the 2010 federal fiscal year. According to a recent statistical report from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Pennsylvania has 964,132 veterans – the nation’s fourth-largest veteran population. While the number of veterans in Pennsylvania has dropped from 1,117,004 in [...]
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Report: PA Veterans Received More than $1.5 Billion in VA Compensation and Pension Benefits in 2010
May 26th, 2011 
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Comments OffGerman Nov. seasonally-adjusted jobless fall 9,000
November 30th, 2010 davidguide LONDON (MarketWatch) — The seasonally-adjusted number of jobless workers in Germany fell by 9,000 in November, the nation’s federal labor office reported Tuesday. Economists had forecast a decline of 20,000 after a fall of 3,000 in October. The adjusted unemployment rate was unchanged at 7.5%, matching expectations. Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short news bursts [...]
Posted in Lending News Tags: 9000, economists, Fall, German, Germany, jobless, jobless workers, London, market pulse, MarketWatch, nation, News, Nov, November, number, rapid fire, seasonallyadjusted, short news, Stories, unemployment rate Comments OffAt smaller firms, jobs upturn seen
November 28th, 2010 davidguide The nation’s recovery from the deepest recession since the Great Depression has been notably lacking in the creation of jobs. The U.S. unemployment rate stands at 9.6 percent, and Arkansas’ is 7.8 percent. View full post on All Stories
Posted in Lending News Tags: Arkansas, Depression, Firms, Great, great depression, Jobs, nation, Percent, recession, recovery, seen, smaller, U.S., unemployment rate, upturn Comments OffObama buffs his shellacking with ‘jobs trip’ to India
November 8th, 2010 davidguide I won’t be the first to note how President Obama’s first response to his “shellacking” in the election, mostly over persistent high unemployment, was a trip to India, a nation that personifies American job losses to offshoring. View full post on All Stories
Posted in Lending News Tags: american job, buffs, Election, first response, India, job, job losses, Jobs, nation, Obama, President Obama, response, shellacking, Trip, Unemployment Comments OffTakefuji gets bankruptcy protection
November 1st, 2010 davidguide Takefuji rose to become the largest lender in the nation in March 2002, with outstanding loans worth around ¥1.77 trillion. Eight years later it had fallen to fourth and its loan portfolio had sh… View full post on All Stories
Posted in Lending News Tags: Bankruptcy, gets, lender, Loan, loan portfolio, Loans, March, nation, portfolio, protection, Takefuji, trillion Comments OffEurozone money supply slows in Sept., private sector loans steady
October 27th, 2010 davidguide Money supply growth in the 16-nation Eurozone slowed slightly in September even as private sector lending growth remained unchanged. View full post on All Stories
Posted in Lending News Tags: Eurozone, growth, Loans, Money, money supply growth, nation, Private, private sector, sector, Sept, September, slows, steady, Supply Comments OffIn this recovery, Washington has less power over the economy than you think
October 17th, 2010 davidguide The nation has suffered a huge financial trauma, and it’s going to take years to get well again. This isn’t exactly unknown in Washington, but it’s not something people in power go out of their way to emphasize. View full post on All Stories
Lending gets a $5 billion boost
October 5th, 2010 davidguide One stimulus program designed to get loans flowing again to the nation’s small businesses worked very well, as in $5 billion well. View full post on All Stories
U.S. economy grew at sluggish pace in spring
September 30th, 2010 davidguide The nation’s economic growth tailed off sharply in the spring and probably isn’t faring any better now. View full post on All Stories
