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US Initial Jobless Claims Decline To Lowest Since Early February
Initial claims decreased by 9,000 to 215,000 in the week ended April 12, according to Labor Department data released Thursday.
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US Manufacturing Activity Shrinks for First Time This Year
Along with a bigger contraction in order backlogs, the drop in bookings caused production to shrink for the first time this year.
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US Job Openings Indicate Slow Labour Market Recovery
US job openings: Labor-market recovery slows as job openings were up 84,000 to 6.4 million on the last day of September. Vacancies remained below their 7 million level in February.
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US Inflation Rise Boosts Dollar, Treasury Yields; Stocks Mixed
The dollar and US Treasuries yields rose on Tuesday after a report showed US consumer prices climbed in May at their strongest pace in a year.
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US Job Openings Indicate Slow Labour Market Recovery
US job openings: Labor-market recovery slows as job openings were up 84,000 to 6.4 million on the last day of September. Vacancies remained below their 7 million level in February.
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Little Change in Jobless Claims Signals Strong U.S. Labor Market
U.S. unemployment benefits filings were little changed last week, hovering close to a five-decade low.
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Jobless Claims in U.S. Decline to Lowest Level Since 1969
Jobless claims decreased by 8,000 to 2,07,000.
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US Presses China Over Currency as G20 Seeks to Calm Nerves
The United States on Friday pressed China to improve communication of its economic policy and avoid competitive devaluations, as G20 finance chiefs met hoping to calm markets rattled by slowing Chinese growth and the prospect of a US rate hike.
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European Shares Dip, Dollar Gains After Yellen Comments
European shares fell in thin trade on Monday while the dollar held firm after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen indicated that the US central bank was poised to raise interest rates this year.
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LinkedIn to Pay Nearly $6 Million in US Labor Department Settlement
LinkedIn is paying $6 million in back overtime and damages after a labour investigation found the it had violated US wage law.
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US Inflation Rise Boosts Dollar, Treasury Yields; Stocks Mixed
The dollar and US Treasuries yields rose on Tuesday after a report showed US consumer prices climbed in May at their strongest pace in a year.
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US job market shows surprising strength; employers add 165,000 jobs in April
US employers added 165,000 jobs in April, and hiring was much stronger in the previous two months than the government first estimated.
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US jobless claims point to improving labour market
The number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits edged higher last week, but a trend reading dropped to its lowest in five years and pointed to ongoing healing in the labor market.
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Nikkei rises 0.68 per cent post Dow record; dollar stronger against yen
The Nikkei index at Tokyo Stock Exchange rose 0.68 per cent higher at the start on Tuesday after the Dow in New York set a fresh record for the fifth straight day.
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Oil prices slip in Asia on profit-taking
Oil prices eased on profit-taking in Asian trade today after enjoying healthy gains at the end of the last week following encouraging US jobs data, analysts said.
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US Initial Jobless Claims Decline To Lowest Since Early February
Initial claims decreased by 9,000 to 215,000 in the week ended April 12, according to Labor Department data released Thursday.
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US Manufacturing Activity Shrinks for First Time This Year
Along with a bigger contraction in order backlogs, the drop in bookings caused production to shrink for the first time this year.
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US Job Openings Indicate Slow Labour Market Recovery
US job openings: Labor-market recovery slows as job openings were up 84,000 to 6.4 million on the last day of September. Vacancies remained below their 7 million level in February.
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US Inflation Rise Boosts Dollar, Treasury Yields; Stocks Mixed
The dollar and US Treasuries yields rose on Tuesday after a report showed US consumer prices climbed in May at their strongest pace in a year.
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US Job Openings Indicate Slow Labour Market Recovery
US job openings: Labor-market recovery slows as job openings were up 84,000 to 6.4 million on the last day of September. Vacancies remained below their 7 million level in February.
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Little Change in Jobless Claims Signals Strong U.S. Labor Market
U.S. unemployment benefits filings were little changed last week, hovering close to a five-decade low.
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Jobless Claims in U.S. Decline to Lowest Level Since 1969
Jobless claims decreased by 8,000 to 2,07,000.
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US Presses China Over Currency as G20 Seeks to Calm Nerves
The United States on Friday pressed China to improve communication of its economic policy and avoid competitive devaluations, as G20 finance chiefs met hoping to calm markets rattled by slowing Chinese growth and the prospect of a US rate hike.
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European Shares Dip, Dollar Gains After Yellen Comments
European shares fell in thin trade on Monday while the dollar held firm after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen indicated that the US central bank was poised to raise interest rates this year.
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LinkedIn to Pay Nearly $6 Million in US Labor Department Settlement
LinkedIn is paying $6 million in back overtime and damages after a labour investigation found the it had violated US wage law.
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US Inflation Rise Boosts Dollar, Treasury Yields; Stocks Mixed
The dollar and US Treasuries yields rose on Tuesday after a report showed US consumer prices climbed in May at their strongest pace in a year.
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US job market shows surprising strength; employers add 165,000 jobs in April
US employers added 165,000 jobs in April, and hiring was much stronger in the previous two months than the government first estimated.
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US jobless claims point to improving labour market
The number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits edged higher last week, but a trend reading dropped to its lowest in five years and pointed to ongoing healing in the labor market.
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Nikkei rises 0.68 per cent post Dow record; dollar stronger against yen
The Nikkei index at Tokyo Stock Exchange rose 0.68 per cent higher at the start on Tuesday after the Dow in New York set a fresh record for the fifth straight day.
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Oil prices slip in Asia on profit-taking
Oil prices eased on profit-taking in Asian trade today after enjoying healthy gains at the end of the last week following encouraging US jobs data, analysts said.
