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Thursday, November 08, 2012  With the election behind us, President Obama and Congress have to find a way to fix a looming budget crisis called the "fiscal cliff".

Tuesday, July 31, 2012  South Carolina ranks 8th with 17.1 percent of seniors battling the threat of hunger, according to the study.

Wednesday, December 07, 2011  South Carolina economists say the state's economy is going to remain fragile through the coming year but employment is expected to inch upward 2 percent.

Monday, December 05, 2011  A move in Washington might affect what many wage-earners across the country and the Grand Strand and Pee Dee see on their paychecks.

Monday, July 18, 2011  he debt ceiling has been raised 74 times since 1962. Since 2001, it has been raised 10 times. So if it's raised again, what will that mean to your bottom line?

Friday, June 24, 2011  The price of oil has dropped nearly $4 since the International Energy Agency announced they will release 60 million barrels from their reserves Wednesday. But some experts say the move was a political calculation not an economic one. What do you think?

Thursday, May 05, 2011  Grand Strand business and political leaders finished a two day fly-in rally in Washington D.C. Thursday.

Wednesday, May 04, 2011  The price of everything is going up, especially food.

Thursday, December 09, 2010  USC economists have an idea of what 2011 will bring, as state and local governments are cutting services and workers as well to compensate for lower tax revenues.

Sunday, September 05, 2010  The number of South Carolinians looking for work has been uncharacteristically high the past few years with a record 12.5 percent of the state's work force unemployed in January.

Tuesday, May 11, 2010  Myrtle Beach city leaders received an update Tuesday on the economic outlook for the Grand Strand.

Friday, April 16, 2010  Economists are uncertain what to expect when South Carolina employment officials release the state's jobless numbers for March.

Wednesday, March 10, 2010  South Carolina's unemployment rate tied its record high in January at 12.6 percent.

Sunday, January 17, 2010 

Wednesday, December 02, 2009  An economist for the University of South Carolina is forecasting a recovery for the state in 2010.