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January Jobs Report: Even the Cooked Numbers Are Bad

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The January jobs report is another sign of how weak our economic recovery is – and it's not even taking into account all of the unemployed.

Friday, the Labor Department reported employers added 113,000 jobs last month. The unemployment rate ticked down to 6.6% from 6.7% in January, a rate not seen in five years.

But we know that number doesn't tell the full story…

The decline in the unemployment rate is due to an ongoing trend: discouraged workers exiting the labor force.

The actual unemployment rate, the U-6 rate, which includes "marginally attached workers plus total employed part time for economic reasons," remains at an unhealthy 12.7%.

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The 7 Best Investments for 2014

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Every year I asked our team of experts here at Money Map Press to share their best investment ideas for the 12 months to come. And not surprisingly, this once-a-year bonus has become one of our most highly sought after and anticipated reports of the year. After all the recommendations have delivered 10 triple-digit gains […]

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The Staggering Numbers Your Bank Doesn't Want You to See

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Many of us may have a small share of the country's largest banks in our wallet: a debit card, a credit card, or for the old-schoolers, a checkbook.

And each month we get a statement showing our account activity, not the banks'…

That's because there's a staggering number that the banks will never show you, or even reference, on the statement…

Yet it directly impacts what you're paying them… this month… and for years to come.

It's the staggering amount of fines that they've paid out for a litany of misdeeds.

They're all here, in one place. You'll be shocked to see how colossal they are…

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Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. (Nasdaq: GMCR) Stock Gets 26% Boost from Deal

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Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. (Nasdaq: GMCR) stock climbed 26% today (Thursday) and surged as much as 60% after-hours Wednesday following the announcement of a strategic deal with The Coca-Cola Co. (NYSE: KO).

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Investors cheered the news that the Waterbury, Vt.-based company has signed a 10-year agreement with the world's largest beverage company. Over the next decade, the pair will collaborate on developing and introducing Green Mountain signature K-cups for Coke's global brands, to be used in GMCR's home brewing machines.

The U.S. Farm Bill Summed Up in Five Facts

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Congress finally passed a new five-year farm bill on Tuesday, Feb. 4, after three years of squabbling. It represents the first new package of comprehensive agricultural reforms since 2008 and now awaits U.S. President Barack Obama's signature. 

Passing this bill is long overdue. Special interests and regional disputes slowed the process, and a massive battle over food stamps scuttled an earlier version of the House bill in June.

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New CBO Report Shows Obamacare Joblessness Worse Than We Thought

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The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) reported in Aug. 2010 that Obamacare would increase joblessness. But a new report shows the CBO greatly underestimated both how many jobs would be lost and the reason behind losing them.

The 2010 CBO report showed that the healthcare law would result in 800,000 fewer jobs by 2021.

The report said this Obamacare-prompted joblessness would be caused by employers' response to Obamacare penalties. Employers would cut hours, hire fewer workers, and lower wages in order to avoid penalties for failing to offer insurance to employees who work more than 30 hours per week.

But here's what the CBO is saying now…

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3D Systems Corp. (NYSE: DDD) Stock: What's Next After 28% Plunge

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3D Systems Corp. (NYSE: DDD) stock slumped as much as 28% Wednesday in reaction to disappointing preliminary 2013 earnings – a move Money Morning readers were prepared for.

3D Systems cut its 2013 profit estimate to $0.83 to $0.87 per share, down from $0.93 to $1.03 per share. The company cited softer demand than expected for its consumer printers – even though demand for professional printers was stronger than expected.

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