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3:01 pm
Thu August 30, 2012

American recalls the last of the former TWA flight attendants

An American Airlines jet in its final approach into Ezeiza International Airport in Buenos Aires. The airline made its second announcement of the month today regarding the recall of furloughed TWA flight attendants. (via Flickr / lrargerich)
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It's back to work for some 200 ex-TWA flight attendants. American Airlines will recall the workers in November, according to U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill.


They were laid off back in 2001 after the 9/11 attacks hit the airline industry hard. American had cut 2,500 flight attendants in all during the slowdown, many of them were former TWA employees. The airline had bought out TWA earlier in 2001. 

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9:07 am
Fri August 24, 2012

Durable goods orders are a sign of what's to come

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Today we get new data for durable goods orders. Those are orders of big ticket items like computers. It's often looked at as a sign of how much businesses are spending. And it's a good indicator of what we can expect in coming months. Our own Adam Allington reports for Marketplace Morning Report via the link.
Durable goods encompass a broad swath of the economy and tend to be items consumers forgo in tough times.
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2:13 pm
Wed August 22, 2012

Pew: Middle class poorer, earning less and shrinking

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The middle class. An enigma of socioeconomic standing often used as a barometer of the United States as a whole. Perhaps you identify with the term 'middle class,' or perhaps you don't, but the newest data from Pew Social & Demographic Trends is something to see. Check it out, with reporting from NPR's The Two-Way, via the link.
The researchers at Pew Social & Demographic Trends aren't holding back in their new report on the middle class. It calls the last 11 years, "the lost decade" for the country's middle class. The highlight from the report issued today is that the middle class is poorer, earning less and shrinking.
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12:10 pm
Fri August 17, 2012

Graphics: the child workforce in 1920 America

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Another fascinating graphic and exploration from the Planet Money team. Check it out via the link.
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  • | Via: Planet Money
So I was looking through an old Census report and I found a chapter entitled "Children in Gainful Occupations." Turns out, about 1 million children age 10 to 15 were working in America in 1920 (out of a total population of 12 million kids in that age range).
Read More: http://www.npr.org

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