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Updated 11/13/2003; 4:00:14 PM

Friday, October 31, 2003

USDA: Number of Hungry Families Rising (AP). AP - About 12 million American families last year worried that they couldn't afford to buy food, and 32 percent of them actually experienced someone going hungry at one time or another, the Agriculture Department said Friday. [Yahoo! News - Top Stories]
3:39:23 PM    comment []

Sept. Consumer Spending Dips 0.3 Percent (AP). AP - Consumers kept a tighter grip on their wallets in September, trimming spending by 0.3 percent after a summertime shopping spree that propelled a third quarter of strong economic growth. [Yahoo! News - Business]
3:39:08 PM    comment []

Americans cut spending as tax rebates dry up (AFP). AFP - American consumers cut spending as tax rebates dried up in September, data showed, an early sign that a 19-year record US economic growth spurt must slow. [Yahoo! News - Business]
3:38:53 PM    comment []

More Pension Plans Pull Out of Putnam (Reuters). Reuters - The parade of public pension funds pulling billions of dollars from Putnam Investments grew longer on Friday as the fifth-biggest U.S. mutual fund firm continued to hemorrhage business following accusations of civil securities fraud. [Yahoo! News - Business]
3:38:43 PM    comment []

Are Happy Days Back for the Economy? Bush Hopes So. The economy is expanding at its fastest rate in nearly two decades, and there are signs that businesses are finally beginning to hire. By Floyd Norris. [New York Times: NYT HomePage]
10:16:09 AM    comment []

Beijing dispatch: Mining in China. Beijing dispatch: 4,620 people died in Chinese mines last year but the government's response has been limited, reports Jonathan Watts. [Guardian Unlimited]
10:14:47 AM    comment []

Royal Mail seals post boxes. The Royal Mail today began sealing post boxes in an attempt to stem a mounting backlog of letters. [Guardian Unlimited]
10:14:36 AM    comment []

Consumers Cheerier, Jobs May Be Turning (Reuters). Reuters - The mood of American consumers brightened a little in October, after they took a break from spending in September, according to reports on Friday that pointed to moderate growth easing from a breakneck pace in the third quarter. [Yahoo! News - Business]
10:14:09 AM    comment []

Economy Grows at 7.2 Percent Annual Rate in Third Quarter (washingtonpost.com). washingtonpost.com - The U.S. economy, hitting on all cylinders for the first time in several years, roared ahead this summer at the fastest pace in nearly two decades, but it did so while creating virtually no additional jobs. [Yahoo! News - Top Stories]
10:13:50 AM    comment []

Thousands Strike for Social Security. About 300 construction workers taking part in a nationwide strike marched through Panama City to demand that the government continue to run the country's social security system. [Los Angeles Times World News]
10:13:37 AM    comment []

A boost for Bush, if new jobs follow. Economic resurgence may buoy Bush. [Christian Science Monitor | Top Stories]
10:13:23 AM    comment []

Suddenly, economy shows real verve. Consumer spending propels biggest GDP jump in 20 years. [Christian Science Monitor | Top Stories]
10:13:12 AM    comment []

China: Jailed trade union activists are close to death say families: Demand immediate release. LabourStart headline - Source: China Labour Bulletin [LabourStart]
10:12:57 AM    comment []

Honduras: Worker accused of treason after charging US rapper P. Diddy used local sweatshops. LabourStart headline - Source: AFP [LabourStart]
10:12:48 AM    comment []

UK: Postal strike chaos spreads; talks resume today. LabourStart headline - Source: BBC [LabourStart]
10:12:33 AM    comment []

UK: Post union says management are deliberately prolonging strike. LabourStart headline - Source: CWU [LabourStart]
10:12:21 AM    comment []

USA: Striking workers hold the line on health care. LabourStart headline - Source: AFL-CIO [LabourStart]
10:12:09 AM    comment []

The Globalized Village. An Indian immigrant's trip to her small hometown in India becomes a lesson in the fallout of globalization. [AlterNet]
10:11:57 AM    comment []

Workers Fight the Wal-Mart-ization of Big Grocery. Striking union workers struggle to pry health care benefits from the stingy hands of Albertson's, Ralph's and Von's supermarkets. [AlterNet]
10:11:35 AM    comment []

The Prisoners of War. American soldiers are well equipped with weapons, clothes, vehicles, radios and maps -- thanks in large measure to the 21,000 inmates working for Federal Prison Industries. [AlterNet]
10:11:20 AM    comment []

Wal-Mart Gets Greedy. It's an open secret that U.S. business has become hooked on profits generated by illegal immigration, and in its remorseless drive toward Always Low Prices, Wal-Mart is no exception. [AlterNet]
10:11:06 AM    comment []


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