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European economic correspondent for the Wall Street Journal; former economics correspondent for Dow Jones
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Eurozone Recession Drags On The once-thriving Eurozone is sinking fast, with the economy contracting for the sixth straight quarter. Germany's slight recovery has failed to offset recessions in France and Italy. Brian Blackstone reports from Frankfurt for the Wall Street Journal.
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July Jobs Report May Signal a New Direction Some 247,000 Americans lost their jobs last month, but that's better than had been expected, and the unemployment rate actually declined by one tenth of a point, down to 9.4 percent. President Obama says, " The worst is behind us ." Brian Blackstone is economics correspondent for Dow Jones .
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