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    Jobs Report Points to a Healthy, Robust US Economy

    The benefits of economic recovery have been slow to take hold, but today’s employment numbers suggest they’re finally arriving. Some 321,000 new people were hired last month—and this year may be the strongest in job creating since 1999. Ben Leubsdorf reports for the Wall Street Journal.

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    By Warren Olney • Dec 5, 2014 • 1 min read

    The benefits of economic recovery have been slow to take hold, but today’s employment numbers suggest they’re finally arriving. Some 321,000 new people were hired last month—and this year may be the strongest in job creating since 1999. Ben Leubsdorf reports for the Wall Street Journal.

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    Declining Oil Prices Makes for Winners… and Losers
    1. 1:49Jobs Report Points to a Healthy, Robust US EconomyYou’re reading this
    2. 8:52When Oil Falls, Who Wins?
    3. 43:12NASA’s Orion Nails Its Test Flight
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Ben Leubsdorf

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Declining Oil Prices Makes for Winners… and Losers
    1. 1:49Jobs Report Points to a Healthy, Robust US EconomyYou’re reading this
    2. 8:52When Oil Falls, Who Wins?
    3. 43:12NASA’s Orion Nails Its Test Flight
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