Spain claimed victory over the Netherlands in the final match of the 2010 FIFA World Cup this weekend. Host Michel Martin speaks with NPR correspondent Mike Pesca for more on the final game. Pesca also offers analysis on the attack on Ugandan soccer fans.
AP – Two-thirds of U.S. counties became economically healthier in May, thanks to more manufacturing jobs in the Midwest and fewer home foreclosures in the Sun Belt, according to The Associated Press’ monthly analysis of conditions around the country.
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AP Analysis: Economic stress is easing more slowly
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AP – Manufacturing job gains in the Midwest helped lower the nation’s economic stress in April to its lowest point in five months, according to The Associated Press’ monthly analysis of conditions around the country.
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AP analysis: More factory jobs ease economic pain
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AP – Economic stress declined in March in nearly three-quarters of the nation’s 3,141 counties, according to The Associated Press’ monthly analysis of conditions around the country.
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AP analysis: Economic stress drops in most areas
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AP – The CEO hired to help E-Trade Financial Corp. weather the financial meltdown was given a pay package worth $4 million last year, according to an Associated Press analysis of a regulatory filing.
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E-Trade paid ex-CEO Layton $4 million last year
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BusinessWeek – According to insiders at Prudential Plc , Tidjane Thiam, the chief executive of the insurer which said last week that it was bidding $35.5bn (23.6bn) to buy AIG’s Asian insurance business is a firm believer in emotion over analysis.
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The Ambitions of Prudential’s Tidjane Thiam
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AP – Citigroup Inc. CEO Vikram Pandit received $128,751 in total compensation for 2009 as the bank suffered big losses on risky investments and failing consumer loans, according to an Associated Press analysis of a regulatory filing.
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Citigroup CEO earns $128,000 in 2009 pay
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AP – Weakness in Western energy-producing states helped raise the average U.S. county’s economic stress in December to its highest point since the recession began in December 2007, according to The Associated Press’ monthly analysis of conditions in more than 3,100 U.S. counties.
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AP analysis: US economic stress hit a peak in Dec.
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AP – Louisiana posted the largest drop in personal income during the third quarter of 2009, the federal Bureau of Economic Analysis reported Thursday.
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Louisiana posts biggest personal income drop
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Reuters – U.S. companies hurt by the global credit crisis are continuing to hold more cash, even as the economy begins to show signs of improvement, the Wall Street Journal said, citing its analysis of company filings.
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U.S. companies holding more cash: report
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