Istat, the government statistical office, says that 204, 000 jobs were lost in the first quarter of 2009.

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In the same quarter, 8.0 million jobs were lost (486, 000 fewer than in the first quarter).

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So those present some particular challenges, given the fact that we lost over 3 million jobs just in the first quarter of this year before any of the steps we took had a chance to take effect.

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Shares of Caterpillar lost 2.9% in the first quarter.

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Eight of Citi's 10 main businesses either lost money or had declining profits in the first quarter, and expenses continue to outpace revenues.

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In the latest quarter, DirecTV lost subscribers in the U.S. for the first time in its history.

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It lost almost a half-million contract customers in the first quarter of 2011.

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The African side made a dream start to this season's series, winning the first two tournaments, but lost 7-0 in a tense quarter-final to New Zealand in Wellington before going on to win the second-tier Plate competition.

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Gaudio, in his first major quarter-final, never lost his grip on the match and earned five more service breaks.

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Chrysler announced its earnings today, and despite losing money from the time that it exited bankruptcy last year to the end of the year lost money, part of which was a one-time restructuring charge, it achieved an operating profit in the first quarter of 2010, the first quarterly operating profit since the beginning of the economic crisis.

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