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 | Statewide unemployment dropped slightly between August and September, but only because discouraged workers gave up looking for jobs, according to the agency that tallies the figures. As the S.C. Employment Security Commission released its newest numbers, its executive director, Ted Halley, cautioned: "There is not a lot to be optimistic about right now." | ||
 | Fed helps money markets WASHINGTON â€" First, it was the banks. Now the Federal Reserve has come to the aid of money market funds as the government seeks to break the credit logjam that threatens the global economy. Developers urged to put mailboxes in clustersSaving the letter carrier a few steps could help save the U.S. Postal Service a few million dollars. Charleston Postmaster Tim Shaw made an informal plea Tuesday to a crowd heavy with residential real estate developers, urging them to consider clustering mailboxes as they plan new housing projects. Kids prove to be 'recession-resistant'NEW YORK â€" Andrea Reynolds, a mother of four young children in southern Louisiana, can't remember the last time she bought a dress. She also can't remember her last vacation â€" unless, she quips, you count those three weeks in a hotel fleeing Hurricane Rita in 2005. Business Briefs
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