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Equities, Euro, Commodities Rally on Greek Aid Speculation - Bloomberg.com

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The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index rose 1.2 percent at 9:42 a.m. in New York. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index increased 1.6 percent after falling 6.1 percent in the past three sessions. Greece’s ASE Index climbed 5 percent, rebounding from four days of losses. The euro strengthened 0.7
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Pace of hiring picking up

Dun and Bradstreet’s national business expectations survey shows employment expectations for the June quarter have jumped to 5 index points, up from a flat reading for March. The June quarter result, 31 percentage points higher than a year ago, is the strongest rebound in the 22-year history of

U.S. Stocks Rebound on Consumer Credit, Greece Speculation - Bloomberg.com

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Cisco Systems Inc. and Intel Corp. had the biggest gains in the Dow Jones Industrial Average as the 30-stock gauge recovered from a 167-point slide. Alcoa Inc. and Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. led commodity producers to the biggest gains among 10 groups in the Standard & Poor’s 500
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US jobless rate back below 10%

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The unemployment rate in the US unexpectedly dropped to 9.7 per cent in January, indicating the labor market may be poised to climb out of its deepest slump since World War II. More than half a million Americans found work, a Labor Department report showed today in Washington, helping
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US economy | jobless rate back below 10%

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More than half a million Americans found work, a Labor Department report showed today in Washington, helping push the jobless rate to the lowest since August. A separate survey of employers showed payrolls declined by 20,000 as construction companies and state and local governments cut
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U.S. Economy: Unemployment Unexpectedly Falls to 9.7% (Update3)

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More than half a million Americans found work, a Labor Department report showed today in Washington, helping push the jobless rate to the lowest since August. A separate survey of employers showed payrolls declined by 20,000 as construction companies and state and local governments cut
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Wall Street slides

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US stocks fell, sending the Standard & Poor's 500 Index to the biggest two-day retreat since March, as concern European governments will struggle to fund deficits overpowered the lowest unemployment rate since August. General Electric, Merck and JPMorgan Chase lost more than 3 per cent to
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U.S. Economy: Unemployment Unexpectedly Falls to 9.7% (Update3) - Bloomberg.com

More than half a million Americans found work, a Labor Department report showed today in Washington, helping push the jobless rate to the lowest since August. A separate survey of employers showed payrolls declined by 20,000 as construction companies and state and local governments cut

Stocks, Commodities Drop on Deficits, Jobs Concern; Euro Falls

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The MSCI World Index of 23 developed nations’ stocks slid 1 percent to a four-month low at 7:33 a.m. in New York. Futures on the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index slipped 0.4 percent. The euro weakened as much as 0.6 percent against the dollar. Copper fell to the lowest level since October and
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Stocks, Commodities Drop on Deficits, Jobs Concern; Euro Falls - Bloomberg.com

The MSCI World Index of 23 developed nations’ stocks slid 1 percent to a four-month low at 7:33 a.m. in New York. Futures on the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index slipped 0.4 percent. The euro weakened as much as 0.6 percent against the dollar. Copper fell to the lowest level since October and