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Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Employment

News                                                                                                                             
CNN Money | Barclays cuts 3,700 jobs in clean-up bid
Barclays is cutting 3,700 jobs and scaling back investment banking in Europe and Asia in a bid to clean up its reputation and revive profits after a series of damaging scandals.
CNBC | Immigration Reform: Good or Bad for the Economy?
Legalize or not is the hotly debated question in Washington holding the fate of 11 million undocumented immigrants on a tight rope.

Econ Comments & Analysis                                                                                            
CNN Money | Fed official: Fixing the job market could take years
Healing the job market should take "center stage" on the Federal Reserve's agenda, but that task could still take years, a high-ranking member of the central bank said Monday.
Washington Times | Obama State of the Union should focus on one thing: Jobs
President Obama will deliver his State of the Union Address on Tuesday night. He should spend his entire speech talking about the one big issue Americans care about: jobs. This address needs to be different from the half-dozen or more times the president has claimed he would pivot back to jobs. He needs to follow up his speech with clear and constant leadership on the economy.