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WASHINGTON (AP) — The government is about to confirm what many people have felt for some time: The economy barely has a pulse. (more)

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s recession deepened in the second quarter, according to official estimates released Thursday, as the country felt the painful consequences of the government’s drive to reduce its debt load with aggressive austerity cuts. (more)

WASHINGTON (AP) — Companies showed a lack of confidence about hiring for a third straight month in July, making it likely the economy will grow more slowly the rest of the year. The unemployment rate was unchanged at 9.5 percent. (more)

NEW YORK (AP) — A surprisingly poor signal on the jobs market sent stocks slightly lower Thursday as investors remained worried about a lack of hiring. (more)

BERLIN (AP) — The euro gained ground against the dollar on Thursday as European and International Monetary Fund inspectors said Greece has made considerable progress in dealing with its financial crisis. (more)

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Kelly Ayotte, the tough former prosecutor and wife of an Iraq war vet, seemed to be on a glide path to the Republican nomination in New Hampshire and perhaps the Senate. (more)

NEW YORK (AP) — The disconnect between Wall Street and Main Street is growing. (more)

WASHINGTON (AP) — Midterm politics are distorting economic decision-making as leaders of both parties spin rival views of the road ahead, offering visions based on questionable economics. (more)

WASHINGTON (AP) — With a GOP filibuster safely broken, the Senate is poised to pass legislation restoring jobless benefits for millions of people unable to find work in the frail economic recovery. (more)

WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 1.3 million laid-off workers won’t get their unemployment benefits reinstated before Congress goes on a weeklong break for Independence Day. (more)

WASHINGTON (AP) — Unemployment rates in roughly two-thirds of the nation’s largest metropolitan areas dipped in May as the gradual economic recovery spurred some hiring. (more)

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan’s budget problems will become significantly worse and state programs will be put at risk if Congress doesn’t revive a federal spending bill, Democratic Gov. Jennifer Granholm said Friday. (more)

WASHINGTON (AP) — A swell in temporary government hiring for the census drove almost all the job market’s gains last month — a huge disappointment to Wall Street and a sign that private employers aren’t yet confident enough in the recovery to start adding workers with gusto. (more)

LONDON (AP) — Europe’s governments are struggling to deal with a mountain of debt made worse by the past three years of global financial and economic turmoil. (more)

LONDON (AP) — Six weeks of vacation a year. Retirement at 60. Thousands of euros for having a baby. A good university education for less than the cost of a laptop. (more)

WASHINGTON (AP) — Unemployment rates fell in a majority of states last month as improved economic conditions spurred hiring. (more)

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of people filing new claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly rose last week by the largest amount in three months. The surge is evidence of how volatile the job market remains, even as the economy grows. (more)

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks took their deepest plunge in more than a year Thursday as fears grew that Europe’s debt crisis could spread around the world and undermine the U.S. economic recovery. The possibility has been brewing for weeks, but analysts said some investors are just waking up to it. (more)

WASHINGTON (AP) — The economy got what it needed in April: A burst of hiring that added a net 290,000 jobs, the biggest monthly total in four years. It showed employers are gaining confidence as the recovery takes deeper root. (more)

WASHINGTON (AP) — The economy is rebounding as America’s shoppers snap back to life. (more)