BEIJING — As China moves to invest billions in businesses around the world, one major industrial nation has so far soaked up very little of the cash: the United States. The issue will be on the agenda next week during Vice President Xi Jinping ’s official visit to the United States. The Obama administration has made seeking Chinese investment a priority, with an eye toward creating more American jobs. But the flow of funds dropped sharply last year, and experts say the task is complicated by a perception that the United States is an unfriendly place for Chinese investors. Read full article > >

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U.S. says it wants investment, but China remains wary

Steve Jobs, being considered in 1991 for an appointment under President George H.W. Bush, underwent a thorough background investigation by the FBI, according to newly released files from the agency. The FBI amassed a lengthy and often unflattering file on Apple’s co-founder, with more than 30 interviews of friends, neighbors, family, former business associates and Jobs, that revealed his early drug use and concerns that the then-head of NeXT was neglecting his daughter born out of wedlock with his high school girlfriend. Read full article > >

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FBI’s Steve Jobs file: He will ‘distort reality … to achieve his goals’

As government cuts 15,000 jobs.

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Greece Delays Rescue Deal

Stocks react to positive jobs numbers.

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Dow Has Best Day Since Crash

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Dow Has Best Day Since Crash

The US economy created 243,000 jobs in January, while the unemployment rate fell to 8.3%, official figures show.

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US job numbers show strong growth

The nation’s unemployment rate dropped for the fifth straight month to 8.3 percent, its lowest level in three years, the Labor Department reported Friday, with widespread hiring across the economy. The number of jobs grew by 243,000, the government said . Read full article > >

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A virus has infected the computer network of a job-development agency in the Commerce Department , forcing it to block employees from the Internet for 10 days. The attack, discovered two weeks ago, targeted computers at the Economic Development Administration , which is responsible for making business-development grants to distressed communities to help them create jobs. Read full article > >

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Commerce agency’s system infected by virus, may be victim of cyber attack

First lady Michelle Obama joined Labor Secretary Hilda Solis Monday to propose an expansion to the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) that would give more job protection to military caregivers. The proposed rules would allow spouses, parents and children of service members to care for their loved ones, attend military functions, or deal with child care and family finances “without fear of losing their jobs,”Solis said. Read full article > >

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Michelle Obama, Labor Secretary Hilda Solis propose more job protection for military caregivers

Gen. Peter W. Chiarelli, the Army’s vice chief of staff, is leaving the Army in much the same manner that he served in it over the past decade: as an iconoclast. The general, who retires Tuesday, used a final interview with The Washington Post to argue that the law banning women from combat jobs in the military was an unnecessary anachronism — and that women are already effectively serving in combat roles. Read full article > >

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Army’s vice chief of staff, Gen. Peter W. Chiarelli, gives closing words of advocacy

When things got tough, the people of this Southside hamlet made a hard decision. They welcomed into their midst the Mecklenburg Correctional Center , a sallow-trimmed building filled with murderers and rapists that promised to pump jobs and revenue back into the ailing economy. Read full article > >

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Town struggles to survive close of prison

President Obama set forth a long list of domestic economic proposals, many of which centered on jobs and changing the tax code.

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Unemployment levels in December continued to fall in the District and Maryland but remained steady in Virginia, according to a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report released Tuesday. As government employment declined amid uncertainty over anticipated cuts in federal spending, the three jurisdictions showed sizable private-sector growth: Maryland and the District gained health-care positions, while Virginia added restaurant jobs. Read full article > >

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Maryland, D.C. unemployment levels dipped in December; Virginia remained steady

A reporter will discuss the challenges posed by increasingly globalized high-tech industries, based on a deep look inside the economics of Apple’s manufacturing.

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Economix Blog: Charles Duhigg Responds to Readers on Apple and the iEconomy

Asda, the UK’s second biggest supermarket chain, announces plans to open 25 new stores and three depots, creating 5,000 jobs this year.

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