US stocks moved higher on Friday after a surprisingly strong jobs report suggested the economic recovery was on track. The widely-anticipated monthly jobs report said the unemployment rate fell to...
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18 Jan 2013
The number of Americans filing first-time claims for jobless benefits fell last week by 37,000 to 335,000, the lowest level in five years, pointing to further improvement in the labour market.
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5 Jan 2013
Most US stocks inched up yesterday after fresh data showed steady gains in jobs while the jobless rate stayed at a level that's unlikely to hasten the end of the Federal Reserve stimulus.
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2 Jan 2013
The budget deal struck by the White House and US Senate Republican leaders, if it becomes law, would probably slow the US economic recovery without stopping it.
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9 Dec 2012
Let's get one thing straight: America is not facing a fiscal crisis. It is, however, still very much experiencing a job crisis.
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8 Dec 2012
High-end manufacturing may be starting to shift back from China to the United States, but China will remain a major manufacturing base for the foreseeable future, say industry players.
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The stuttering growth of the once almighty US economy, especially the sluggish creation of new jobs, is having a profoundly depressing impact worldwide, dragging querulous Europe and even high-...
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US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke stepped up his warning Tuesday over the looming ‘fiscal cliff,’ saying its mandatory tax hikes and spending cuts pose a “substantial threat” to the country...
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The final key economic report four days before the US presidential election held something for both candidates yesterday.
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