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| | ... the smallest since September 2008 but more than analysts had expected. The report shapes expectations for the Labor Department's monthly reading on jobs, which is due on Friday. Unemployment has hit consumer spending, which accounts for about 70 per ... |
| | | ... better than expected by analysts, who had forecast a revision to an annualised 1.5 per cent pace of decline. The Labor Department reported separately that the seasonally adjusted initial jobless claims fell to 570,000 in the week ending August 22 from ... |
| | | ... Chan said. "The market has already run hard, but you can't stop the momentum at the moment." On Friday, the US Labor Department said the country's unemployment rate unexpectedly had dipped to 9.4 per cent, its first decline in 15 months. That sent US ... |
| | | ... Statistics reported that the unemployment rate was unchanged at 5.8 per cent in July from June. In the US, the Labor Department announced a dip in the jobless rate to 9.4 per cent in July - the lowest since August last year - from 9.5 per cent in the ... |
| | | ... cent in just 16 days. The market put up modest gains as many traders held their positions and looked toward the Labor Department's employment report on Friday. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 33 points. On Monday, the blue chips jumped 115 points ... |
| | | ... looked past data on consumer inflation which appeared to be skewed by a temporary surge in energy prices. The Labor Department said its consumer price index (CPI) rose 0.7 per cent in June. The market's rally gathered momentum after the Federal Reserve ... |
| | | ... Wednesday, kicking off the second-quarter earnings season. Investors were encouraged also by a report from the Labor Department showing that the number of initial jobless benefits claims fell last week to 565,000 - the lowest level since early January ... |
| | | ... 3875.2 points. NEW YORK - A dour report on job losses in the United States in June sent stocks sharply lower. The Labor Department reported that US employers shed 467,000 jobs in June, pushing the unemployment rate to a fresh 26-year high of 9.5 per ... |
| | | ... lowered and President Barack Obama unveiled financial regulation reform plans. Market action began after the Labor Department said its consumer price index (CPI) rose a modest 0.1 per cent in May from April, seasonally adjusted, less than the expected ... |
| | | ... regained some lost ground on Friday after a jobs report that was bad but not as horrific as many traders feared. The Labor Department said employers cut 651,000 jobs last month, and the unemployment rate jumped to 8.1 per cent. The government also upwardly ... |
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