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Retail Sales Posted Solid Gain In February
March 13, 2012 They were up 1.1 percent from January. Higher gas prices were one reason, but excluding gasoline sales were still up 0.8 percent.
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Unemployment Rate Likely Held Steady At 8.3 Percent, Economists Say
March 9, 2012 The much-anticipated February jobs and unemployment report is due at 8:30 a.m. ET. At 8.3 percent, the jobless rate would be about 1 percentage point lower than a year ago.
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Jobless Claims Rose By 8,000 Last Week
March 8, 2012 At 362,000, the number of claims remains near a four-year low, however.
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Rough Day On Wall Street; Dow Has Sharpest Drop Of Year
March 6, 2012 The index dropped just more than 200 points, about 1.6 percent, on concerns about weak economic growth around the world.
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Jobless Claims Ticked Down Again, Consumer Spending Edged Up
March 1, 2012 There were 2,000 fewer first-time claims for unemployment last week than in the week before. Meanwhile, consumer spending rose 0.2 percent in January from December.
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New Home Sales Dipped In January
February 24, 2012 But they were still up from a year earlier. And late-2011 estimates have been revised upward. So the news appears to add to signs that the housing sector is stabilizing.
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Jobless Claims Stay At Four-Year Low
February 23, 2012 Economists thought there might have been a slight increase. Instead, it's another sign of a healthier labor market.
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Jobless Claims Drop By 15,000
February 9, 2012 At 358,000, first-time claims for unemployment insurance were the lowest they've been since March 2008. The report is the latest of several recent signs that the labor market is gaining some strength.
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Fed: Economy Is 'Expanding Moderately,' But No Change In Rates
January 25, 2012 The central bank also says it likely won't be switching gears and nudging interest rates higher until at least 2014. Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke concedes its longer-term forecasts are "a best guess."
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Jobless Claims Jump Up By 24,000
January 12, 2012 The number of people filing first-time claims for unemployment insurance rose to 399,000 from the week before. Some of the increase was because of post-holiday layoffs.
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Jobless Rate Dips To 8.5 Percent, 200,000 Jobs Added To Payrolls
January 6, 2012 The unemployment rate is near a three-year low and there were 1.9 million private-sector jobs added to payrolls last year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics says.
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Coming Up: December Jobs And Unemployment Report
January 6, 2012 The most-anticipated story of the morning seems to be the December jobs and unemployment report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which is due for release at 8:30 a.m. ET.
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Sales Of Existing Homes Rose In November; Previous Years Revised Down
December 21, 2011 While it says sales of existing homes rose 4 percent in November from October, the National Association of Realtors also reported today that there were about 2.9 million fewer homes sold from the start of 2007 through the end of 2010 than thought.
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Jobless Claims Drop To Lowest Level In More Than Three Years
December 15, 2011 The decline was not expected. It brings claims down closer to a level associated with an improving labor market.
