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By Andrew Wilkinson |
March 5, 2014
While some respondents blamed the weather, the ISM noted that there was a tinge of caution regarding business conditions and the economy.
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By John Caiazzo |
January 20, 2014
The term "jobs created" is a misnomer because you cannot "create" a job without "creating" a new industry. What we can do, however, is "recover" jobs that were lost to foreign countries.
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By Lukanyo Mnyanda and Mariko Ishikawa, Bloomberg |
January 16, 2014
The dollar rose for a third day against the yen, its longest run of gains this month.
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By Joseph Ciolli and John Detrixhe, Bloomberg |
January 10, 2014
The dollar erased gains after U.S. employers added fewer jobs than forecast in December, reducing speculation that the Federal Reserve will wind down bond-buying as expected amid signs of economic growth.
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By Press Release |
January 10, 2014
The U.S. economy added only 74,000 jobs in December when analysts were expecting to see a gain of approximately 200,000. The unemployment rate fell to 6.7%.
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By Michelle Jamrisko, Bloomberg |
January 8, 2014
Companies added more workers than projected in December as U.S. employers grew more optimistic about the prospects for demand, a private report based on payrolls showed today.
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By Jeanna Smialek, Bloomberg |
January 6, 2014
Service industries in the U.S. expanded at a slower pace than forecast in December as orders contracted for the first time since 2009, showing uneven progress in the biggest part of the economy.
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By Joshua Zumbrun and Steve Matthews, Bloomberg |
January 3, 2014
Ben S. Bernanke said the headwinds that have held back the U.S. economy may be abating, leaving the country poised for faster growth as his tenure as Federal Reserve chairman comes to an end.
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By Martin McGuire |
January 2, 2014
What year was the labor force participation rate last at current levels?
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By Shobhana Chandra, Bloomberg |
January 2, 2014
Manufacturing in the U.S. expanded in December at the second-fastest pace in more than two years, a sign the industry will bolster growth in early 2014.
