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Employers nationally cut 467,000 jobs in June and the unemployment rate climbed to a 26-year high of 9.5 percent, while in Utah new claims for unemployment benefits remain elevated and the jobless rate could be as high as 5.   Full Story

Maybe you've recently gotten the pink slip at work -- or you fear you might be next. Given the nation's economic uncertainty, many of the newly unemployed have few prospects, so financially speaking, cutting back on lattes isn't going to get them through lean times.   Full Story

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Washington » Wal-Mart is the latest in a line of traditionally Republican-leaning businesses to embrace key portions of President Barack Obama's bid to overhaul health care, a trend that could complicate opponents' efforts to build a united front when Congress ramps up its work on the issue   Full Story

Los Angeles » Michael Jackson the singer was also Michael Jackson the billion-dollar business. Yet after selling more than 61 million albums in the U.   Full Story