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NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stock futures sharply extended losses on Friday as a government report showed the U.S. economy shed 84,000 jobs in August, significantly more than economists had expected, and the unemployment rate climbed to a 4-1/2-year high...
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The private sector shed jobs in August, dragged down by heavy losses in the manufacturing sector, according to a report released Thursday.
The private sector lost 33,000 jobs in August on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to the report released by p..
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures fell further on Thursday after a government report showing an unexpected jump in the number of people filing for jobless benefits added to concern about the U.S. labor market.
Even so, another report showing that..
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Wall Street headed for a lower open Thursday after a government report showed that unemployment spiked unexpectedly last week and oil prices advanced for the first time this week.
The Labor Department reported that new applications for u..
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Wall Street finished mixed in fickle trading Wednesday, with investors unsettled about the economy ahead of Friday's employment report and only somewhat relieved about sliding commodities prices.
The Commerce Department gave the market j..
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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- A survey of business executives suggests economic activity in the Midwest and Plains is still reflecting national troubles, showing weak growth and job losses.
The August Mid-America survey report for the nine-state region says its ov..
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DUBLIN, Ireland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/2e3adb/guide_to_worldwide) has announced the addition of the "Guide to Worldwide Postal-Code and Address Formats" report to their offering.
The Guide to Wo..
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AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Annual percentage rates for new credit card offers dipped lower this week, according to the CreditCards.com Weekly Credit Card Rate Report.
Banks tweaked some offer rates this week, while minutes from the Federal Reserve's..
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Aluminum producer Alcoa Inc. spent $530,000 in the second quarter lobbying the federal government on power availability, defense contracts and other issues, according to a recent disclosure report.
The Pittsburgh-based company also lob..
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The housing sector offered more discouraging news Tuesday, as new home sales rose slightly in July according to a key government report.
July registered the increase in sales after June sales were revised downward.
July sales came in at a seasonally adj..
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Wall Street headed for a narrowly mixed open Tuesday, a day after a big pullback, as investors awaited key readings on new home sales and consumer confidence.
Investors expect the Commerce Department report to show new home sales dropped..
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-- The Procter & Gamble Co. spent more than $1.1 million in the second quarter to lobby on trade, foreign policy and other issues, according to a recent disclosure report.
The Cincinnati, Ohio-based consumer products company lobbied the federal governmen..
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-- The International Council of Shopping Centers spent $240,000 in the second quarter to lobby on labor and other issues, according to a recent disclosure report.
The trade group -- whose members include mall operators such as Simon Property Group and Ta..
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DETROIT (Reuters) - The Big 3 Detroit-based automakers are seeking about $25 billion in federal loans as they struggle to ride out a steep downturn in U.S. auto sales, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.
Lobbyists for the U.S. automakers -- Gene..
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- Coal is the largest part of the nation's energy profile, and a new report released Tuesday in West Virginia doesn't see that changing even with a growing shift to renewable energy.
A nonpartisan think tank affiliated with the st..
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DUBLIN, Ireland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/0a29f3/branded_foods_in_b) has announced the addition of the "Branded foods in Brazil – forecasts to 2013" report to their offering.
This report from jus..
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures extended losses on Tuesday as a report showing that core producer prices rose at a faster-than-expected clip in July added to worries about the economy's health and the profit outlook.
Prior to the report, invest..
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DUBLIN, Ireland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/58fb66/singapore_food_and) has announced the addition of the "Singapore Food and Drink Report Q3 2008" report to their offering.
While food price inflation..
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DUBLIN, Ireland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/984cae/snapshots_us_resta) has announced the addition of the "Snapshots US Restaurants 2008" report to their offering.
Snapdatas Snapshots US Restaurants 2..
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- U.S. cotton production is expected to hit 13.8 million bales, the lowest level since 1989, after farmers planted fewer acres in favor of higher-priced crops and severe weather took a toll.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, in a repo..
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