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AAP | FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2014

... week ending March 1 fell more than expected, by 26,000 to a three-month low of 323,000. Analysts project the US Labor Department's report will show job creation picked up to 163,000 in February after a mere 113,000 in January. The unemployment rate is ...

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AAP | TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2014

... per cent, or 41.57 points, to 2,086.07 but Hong Kong eased 0.27 per cent, or 57.59 points, to 21,579.26. The US Labor Department said Friday the economy added 113,000 jobs in January, far below the 175,000 forecast. WELLINGTON - The NZX 50 Index fell ...

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AAP | MONDAY, 10 FEB 2014

... data. At 0845 AEDT on Tuesday, the March share price index futures contract was up 37 points at 5,159. The US Labor Department said the economy added 113,000 jobs in January, far below the 175,000 forecast. Analysts said there were some positive aspects ...

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AAP | FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2014

... overall economic strength," said David Levy of Kenjol Capital Management. Traders were looking ahead to the US Labor Department's monthly jobs report covering January for signs of strength in the economy, with preliminary data on Wednesday and Thursday ...

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AAP | MONDAY, 13 JAN 2014

... 0645 AEDT on Monday, the March share price index futures contract was down four points at 5,286. The monthly US Labor Department report said the world's biggest economy added just 74,000 jobs in December, well below the 197,000 expected by analysts. ...

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AAP | MONDAY, 9 DEC 2013

... Madrid edged up 0.9 per cent. European indices had trod water for much of the day but then shot up after the US Labor Department announced that the country's jobless rate fell sharply to 7 per cent in November, the lowest level in five years. The euro ...

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AAP | MONDAY, 11 NOV 2013

... figures. At 0802 AEDT on Monday, the December share price index futures contract was up 55 points at 5,464. The US Labor Department reported the US economy added 204,000 jobs in October, double what analysts forecast, and revisions to the previous two ...

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AAP | WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2013

... At 0817 AEDT on Wednesday, the December share price index futures contract was up 31 points at 5,387. The US Labor Department report, issued belatedly due to the government shutdown, showed the country added 148,000 jobs in September, well below the ...

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AAP | MONDAY, 9 SEP 2013

... election and after disappointing US jobs data prompted little change on Wall Street at the end of the week. The US Labor Department said the world's biggest economy added 169,000 jobs in August, below analyst projections of 177,000. The report also lowered ...

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AAP | FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2013

... has fuelled speculation the Federal Reserve will soon taper the program. Just before the market opened, the US Labor Department said initial claims for unemployment insurance came in 323,000, a decline of 9,000 from the prior week, a good sign for the ...

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