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 U.S. workers more optimistic on economy, but still cautious on spending

April 8, 2013 

U.S. workers more optimistic on economy, but still cautious on spending

More American workers feel secure about the country's overall economic outlook, according to new research from the Principal Financial Well-Being Index: American Workers. More than a third of workers (35 percent) describe their economic outlook as optimistic, up from just 21 percent in the third quarter of 2012, the last time workers were asked their…

 SBA loan program results in $1.3 billion in defaults

April 8, 2013 

SBA loan program results in $1.3 billion in defaults

Lax federal oversight dating back years allowed lenders to repeatedly make bad loans to small businesses under a government program that has cost taxpayers $1.3 billion since 2000 on defaulted loans, a Dayton Daily News investigation found.

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