Valentine Dance Get on your dancing shoes and join in the fun at the Shakespeare Club. Music provided by Paul King, no host bar and complimentary snacks. 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Shakespeare Club, 2940 Bedford Ave., Placerville $10 For more information contact: Annabelle (530) 647-9308
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc is in advanced talks to sell its Smith Barney brokerage unit to Morgan Stanley, a person familiar with the matter said on Friday, in a move that would further dismantle the financial supermarket that has been bailed out by the U.S. government.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The unemployment rate surged to the highest in nearly 16 years last month as a deepening year-long recession forced companies to axe more than half a million jobs, government data showed on Friday.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks fell on Friday after government data showed the labor market deteriorated further in December, raising investor concerns about the outlook for profits, spending and a deepening recession.
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