Economist
TORONTO - Canada's unemployment rate slipped to 8.5 percent in November as the economy gained 79,000 jobs.
WASHINGTON - Two years of steep job cuts all but ended last month, unexpectedly pulling down the unemployment rate and raising hopes for a lasting economic recovery.
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Ken Beck isn't much of a golf fan, but the 48-year-old corn farmer was a little relieved to have Tiger Woods' troubles to discuss.
WASHINGTON - The economy is getting closer to generating jobs for the first time in two years, but it probably won't be enough to stop the unemployment rate from rising.
