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WashingtonPost Business, 03.09.10 09:41 UTC

Retail sales, home contracts rise modestly

Americans have not lost their will to spend, according to a modest and surprising bump in retail sales last month and the number of contracts signed by home buyers in July. Retailers reported that ...

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Seattle Times, 03.09.10 09:14 UTC

Obama to comment Friday on jobless report

President Barack Obama will speak to reporters Friday after the Labor Department releases its monthly jobless report.

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NPR, 03.09.10 08:02 UTC

Worries Over Jobs Numbers Ahead Of New Data

A lot of eyes are trained on the August employment reports due out Friday from the Labor Department. In recent days, the markets have received signals the forecast is not sunny. According to a ...

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Reuters - Business News, 03.09.10 08:00 UTC

Stock index futures dip ahead of payrolls

Fri Sep 3, 2010 3:44am EDT (Reuters) - Stock index futures pointed to a slightly lower open on Wall Street on Friday, with futures for the S & 500 down 0.21 percent, Dow Jones futures down 0.17 ...

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Reuters - Business News, 03.09.10 05:31 UTC

Payrolls seen falling, private hiring tepid

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON | Fri Sep 3, 2010 1:05am EDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. employment likely fell for a third straight month in August as more temporary census jobs ended and cautious ...

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Forbes, 02.09.10 22:47 UTC

Sector Wrap: Technology, Chain Restaurants

It was a big week for economic data, and the technology and restaurant chain sectors were abuzz with merger and acquistion news. On Monday, the Commerce Department said consumer spending increased 0.

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Forbes, 02.09.10 22:47 UTC

Market Wrap: 9/2/2010

Stocks held onto yesterday's gains thanks again to better than expected economic data regarding home sales. This time pending home sales were up, over 5% from last month.

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Herald Sun, 02.09.10 22:23 UTC

Dollar up on firm US data

THE dollar opened higher today on positive pieces of US economic data and a move back towards riskier assets.

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Seattle Times, 02.09.10 21:31 UTC

Treasury prices slide on unemployment report

Treasury prices dropped for a second straight day after the Labor Department said fewer workers filed for unemployment last week.

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Herald Sun, 02.09.10 21:09 UTC

Wall St jumps on positive data

WALL Street stocks advanced today as better-than-expected jobs and housing data helped sustain the previous day's boom ahead of a key monthly employment report.