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                    [Title] => Target turnaround gets shoppers back into stores
                    [Summary] => 

Target’s efforts to draw shoppers back into its stores are paying off.

[DatePublished] => 2016-01-02 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1506477 [Title] => Citizens are losing faith in democratic systems [Summary] =>

“Signs of democratic dysfunction are everywhere, from Athens to Ankara. Brussels to Brasilia.

[DatePublished] => 2015-10-02 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133567 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804785 [AuthorName] => Satur C. Ocampo [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1431449 [Title] => US job market faces hurdles even with 5.5% jobless rate [Summary] =>

Unemployment in the US has dropped to a seven-year low of 5.5 percent  a level normally considered the mark of a healthy job market. Yet that number isn’t as encouraging as it might sound.

[DatePublished] => 2015-03-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1415205 [Title] => WATCH: Obama's State of the Union Address [Summary] =>

American President Barack Obama is set to deliver his sixth SAmerican President Barack Obama delivered his sixth State of the Union Address on Wednesday morning (Manila time).tate of the Union Address on Wednesday morning (Manila time).

[DatePublished] => 2015-01-21 10:27:18 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => News Videos [SectionUrl] => news-videos [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/world/20150121/obama-sotu.jpg ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1406988 [Title] => US economy finishes strong in 2014 [Summary] =>

The US economy flexed its old muscles in 2014.

[DatePublished] => 2014-12-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1375622 [Title] => UK leader promises tax cuts, EU battle [Summary] =>

Squeezed between insurgent anti-Europeans, a skittish party and suspicious voters, Britain's prime minister promised a tough stance on the EU and tax cuts for millions in a bid to bolster support for his Conservative Party before a national election next year.

[DatePublished] => 2014-10-02 03:23:04 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1390247 [AuthorName] => Jill Lawless [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1366168 [Title] => US job growth brakes to 8-month low [Summary] =>

A surprising drop in hiring and in the number of people seeking work in August sent a reminder that the US economic recovery is still prone to temporary slowdowns.

[DatePublished] => 2014-09-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1336732 [Title] => US economy still needs help from Fed – Yellen [Summary] =>

The US economy still isn’t healthy enough to grow at a consistently strong pace without the Federal Reserve’s help.

[DatePublished] => 2014-06-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1333179 [Title] => Where have all the missing American workers gone? [Summary] =>

The unemployment rate has been on a slow downward trajectory since the recession ended nearly five years ago. While the overall jobless level has dropped to non-recession levels, the number of the working-age people with jobs is barely over 6 in 10, hovering at a level reminiscent of the late 1970s.

[DatePublished] => 2014-06-10 02:03:56 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1775184 [AuthorName] => Tom Raum [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1310611 [Title] => Unemployment benefits bill headed to House [Summary] =>

Election-year legislation to resume long-term jobless benefits is headed to the House, where a small band of dissident Republicans is leaning on Speaker John Boehner to permit a vote on resuming aid to more than 2 million victims of the Great Recession.

[DatePublished] => 2014-04-09 03:23:31 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1249289 [AuthorName] => David Espo [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) ) )
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