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Pressure on EU leaders to solve Greek crisis – Kansas City Star
Kansas City StarPressure on EU leaders to solve Greek crisisKansas City StarThe leaders of the 27 countries that make up the European Union are to meet in Brussels Wednesday to try and find a way to keep the debt crisis in Europe from spiraling out of ...
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Fed near limit on scope to help jobs: Kocherlakota – Reuters
Fed near limit on scope to help jobs: KocherlakotaReuters| RAPID CITY, South Dakota (Reuters) - A rise in inflation over the past year suggests the Federal Reserve has little firepower left to boost employment, a top Fed official said on Wednesday. Une...
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Europe’s leaders to tackle growth at summit – Boston.com
Boston.comEurope's leaders to tackle growth at summitBoston.comPARIS—The leaders of the 27 countries that make up the European Union are to meet in Brussels Wednesday to try and find a way to keep the debt crisis in Europe from spiraling out of c...
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General Mills to cut about 850 jobs as part of plan to lower costs, boost … – Washington Post
KAREGeneral Mills to cut about 850 jobs as part of plan to lower costs, boost ...Washington PostMINNEAPOLIS — General Mills says it's cutting about 850 jobs as part of a plan to lower costs and boost efficiency. The Minneapolis-based maker of Che...
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The Debate Over the American Community Survey – NYTimes.com
This survey of American households has been around in some form since 1850, either as a longer version of or a richer supplement to the basic decennial census. It tells Americans how poor we are, how rich we are, who is suffering, who is thriving, where people work, what kind of training people need...
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Jobs Outlook in U.S. Improves for 2012, Economists Say – Bloomberg
NewsdayJobs Outlook in U.S. Improves for 2012, Economists SayBloombergEmployment will improve more this year than economists previously estimated, helping the world's largest economy to keep growing, a private survey showed. Payrolls will rise 1880...
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Unemployment Claims Like Barbecue- Lower But Slower
While the mainstream media was reporting that jobless claims were steady last week, the real picture was more nuanced. The media reports only the seasonally smoothed number, which can obscure what’s really going on and is often late in recognizing trend changes because of the inherent smoothing. I liken it to Impressionist Art. It’s...
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Tenn. jobless rate drops for 9th straight month – CBS News
WBIR-TVTenn. jobless rate drops for 9th straight monthCBS NewsNASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee's unemployment dropped slightly in April, marking the ninth straight month of decreases in the state's unemployment rate. The 7.8 percent unemployment ...
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Stock Futures Jump; Facebook Debut on Tap – Fox Business
Kansas City StarStock Futures Jump; Facebook Debut on TapFox BusinessBy Adam Samson The markets looked to close out the tough week on a high note, with stock-index futures solidly in the green, as traders looked forward to Facebook's highly anticip...
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US jobless claims flat, but still trending lower- Full story
(via AFP) New claims for US unemployment benefits were unchanged last week from the week before amid a slowly recovering jobs market, official data showed Thursday. Initial jobless claims totaled 370,000 in the week ending May 12, matching the previous week’s upwardly revised figure, the Labor Department said…
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FOMC eases position on QE3 | HousingWire
Members of the Federal Open Market Committee said at its latest meeting the U.S. remained on a path of moderate economic growth, though members seemed more willing to introduce another round of easing if the economy sputters. Minutes released Wednesday from the April 24-25 meeting signaled a committee mostly positive about the U.S. economy....
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Walker Dislikes Job Numbers, So He’ll Put Out His Own – Bloomberg
When Wisconsin job numbers compiled by the U.S. government were on the upswing last year, Governor Scott Walker traveled to Milwaukee to tout them as proof that he was turning around the state’s economy. Now that the Bureau of Labor Statistics figures have shown for months that the state is losing more jobs than...
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U.S. Stock-Index Futures Fluctuate Before Jobs Report – Bloomberg
U.S. Stock-Index Futures Fluctuate Before Jobs ReportBloombergPlay Market Update: US Futures Point to Lower Open US stock futures dropped, indicating the Standard & Poor's 500 Index will extend a two- month low, as Greece struggled to form a go...
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Euro zone turmoil boosts London property stampede | Reuters
Worsening financial and political turmoil in southern Europe caused a surge of interest in London property last month with buyers from Greece and Spain showing strongly among investors seeking a safe haven for their money. The number of Greeks searching for homes costing more than 1.5 million pounds ($2.4 million) on the website of...
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Euro Manufacturing, Services Shrink More Than Estimated: Economy – San Francisco Chronicle
BloombergEuro Manufacturing, Services Shrink More Than Estimated: EconomySan Francisco Chronicle(Click EXT4 for more on the euro-area debt crisis.) May 4 (Bloomberg) -- Euro-region services and manufacturing output contracted more than initially estima...
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Slim Job Growth in April, But Fewer Americans Reporting They Worked – PBS
PBSSlim Job Growth in April, But Fewer Americans Reporting They WorkedPBSPeople wait in line at a job fair in the Queens borough of New York City. Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images. It's time for the unemployment news, and our monthly U-7, the mo...
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U.S. Added Only 115,000 Jobs in April – Rate Is 8.1% – NYTimes.com
The United States had another month of disappointing job growth in April, the Labor Department said Friday. The nation’s employers added 115,000 positions on net, after adding 154,000 in March. April’s job growth was less than what economists had been predicting. The unemployment rate ticked down to 8.1 percent in April, from 8.2 percent,...
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US STOCKS-Futures flat before payrolls report – Reuters
TheStreet.comUS STOCKS-Futures flat before payrolls reportReuters* April payrolls report on tap * Weekend European elections eyed * LinkedIn jumps on results, outlook * Futures up: Dow 2 pts, S&P 0.3 pt, Nasdaq 1 pt By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK, M...
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Jobs watch: Investors hold their bets – CNN
Jobs watch: Investors hold their betsCNNBy CNNMoney staff @CNNMoneyInvest May 4, 2012: 7:11 AM ET NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- US stock investors were on hold before Friday's open as they await the highly anticipated monthly jobs report. Dow Jones indust...
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Jobs Watch: Investors Hold Their Bets – KJCT8.com
Jobs Watch: Investors Hold Their BetsKJCT8.comNEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- US stock futures were little changed early Friday. but that could change quickly when the highly anticipated monthly jobs report is released an hour before the open. The Dow Jones ind...
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RPT-GLOBAL MARKETS-Shares, oil dip before US payrolls – Reuters
Independent OnlineRPT-GLOBAL MARKETS-Shares, oil dip before US payrollsReuters* European shares fall as US jobs data eyed * Figures may sharpen unease over US economy * Brent crude heads for biggest weekly loss this year * Currencies, bonds flat ahead ...
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Oil under $116; set for steep weekly fall – Reuters
DAWN.comOil under $116; set for steep weekly fallReuters* Eyes on today's US non-farm payrolls * Reuters survey suggests employers added 170000 jobs * World powers urge Iran to give more nuclear access * OPEC pumping 2.3 mln bpd above its target -B...
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European Equity Futures Retreat as Won Weakens; Copper Advances – San Francisco Chronicle
Bloomberg UTVEuropean Equity Futures Retreat as Won Weakens; Copper AdvancesSan Francisco ChronicleMay 4 (Bloomberg) -- European equity futures fell, Asian stocks slid the most in two weeks and South Korea's won slid as Australia's central bank...
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Lowered Expectations on the Jobs Report – NYTimes.com
by FLOYD NORRIS What a difference one bad month – and one bad report – can make in expectations. A month ago, after three strong jobs reports, the median forecast of economists polled by Bloomberg was for a gain of 205,000 jobs in March. The low estimate was for 175,000 jobs, only 30,000 less....
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US Stock Futures Extend Gains After Jobless Claims Decrease – Bloomberg
First Coast NewsUS Stock Futures Extend Gains After Jobless Claims DecreaseBloombergUS stock-index futures extended gains after initial jobless claims decreased more than forecast last week, bolstering optimism in the economy a day before the governmen...
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US April Job Cuts Up 11% From A Year Ago – Wall Street Journal
US April Job Cuts Up 11% From A Year AgoWall Street JournalUS employers planned to cut 40559 jobs in April, an 11% increase from a year ago, according to the latest report from outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc. The April total is ...
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FT Alphaville » Fed seeks to break up long-standing US bank lovefest
Earlier this year the Fed proposed new rules that would limit banks’ exposure to each other even more than the Dodd-Frank reforms, coming into force next year, already demand. The banks went away to think about it, and it’s safe to say they have some concerns. Goldman Sachs, in fact, has sent the Fed 20 pages-worth of its...
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US groups add fewest jobs in seven months – FT.com
The US private sector added the fewest amount of jobs since September 2011, raising worries over Friday’s closely watched non-farm payrolls report. Data from ADP, the payroll processor, showed that the private sector added 119,000 jobs in April, below expectations of 183,000 new positions. via US groups add fewest jobs in seven months –...
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