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Cloud over US payrolls: job hunters take summer off

Better-than-expected July jobs numbers have numerous private economists heralding the end of the recession, but the Obama administration is taking a more guarded view because of a worrisome rise in long-term unemployment and a drop in labor force participation.

Wall Street set for higher open after jobs data

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U.S. stocks were set to open higher on Thursday as a sharp fall in the number of U.S. workers filing new claims for jobless benefits spurred optimism about the labor market and the pace of an economic recovery.
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U.S. jobs, services data raise recovery worries

U.S. private employers cut more jobs than expected last month and the vast services sector contracted again, stoking concern about the strength of a U.S. recovery, data showed on Wednesday.
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How I Sold It: Building a Strong Web Presence

By the time Diane Kimsey called Jeannie Feenick, a sales associate with Weichert Realtors in Warren, N.J., in June 2008, the home owner had already conducted an exhaustive search for a real estate practitioner to list her Martinsville, N.J., home.
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Stocks flat as GDP data sparks caution

Stocks were little changed on Friday as investors fretted about the economy's recovery prospects after government data showed a drop in second-quarter consumer spending but reinforced hopes that the worst of the economic slump is over.
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Futures gain on profit optimism, GE upgrade

Stock index futures rose on Thursday following another string of stronger-than-expected quarterly corporate profits, a broker upgrade for General Electric Co , and fresh indications that the global economic downturn is easing.
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Futures rise on profit optimism; GE upgraded

Stock index futures rose on Thursday following another string of stronger-than-expected quarterly corporate profits, including from Visa Inc , and fresh indications that the global economic downturn is easing.
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Accused man in NJ probe dies; cause not yet known

One of the 44 people arrested last week in a sweeping federal probe of political corruption and money laundering in New Jersey that netted several city mayors and rabbis has been found dead in suspicious circumstances, authorities said.
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Offshore wind could be next wave for U.S.

The Cape Cod resort area, famous for sandy beaches and centuries-old fishing villages, could in the next few years claim a new title of home to the United States' first offshore wind farm.
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Verizon Wireless seeks U.S. court judgment on ads

Verizon Wireless, a joint venture of Verizon and Vodafone Group PLC, asked a U.S. court for a judgment that its advertising claims to be America's Most Reliable 3G Network were truthful, which rival AT&T called misleading on Monday.
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Honeywell CFO sees cost cuts paying off

Honeywell International Inc is counting on the payoff from cost cutting to boost its fourth-quarter results and allow it to hit its lowered 2009 profit target, the diversified U.S. manufacturer's chief financial officer said on Monday.
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Honeywell profit meets estimates, trims forecast

Diversified U.S. manufacturer Honeywell International Inc reported a 38 percent drop in earnings that matched Wall Street's forecasts and cut its full-year profit forecast to the bottom of its prior range.
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Honeywell profit falls 38 percent

Diversified U.S. manufacturer Honeywell International Inc reported a 38 percent decline in earnings as a slump in the aviation and construction markets eroded demand for its products.
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SEC sues Kuwaiti over false Harman takeover news

Securities regulators on Thursday sued a well-connected Kuwaiti financier whose investment firm is partly owned by Citigroup Inc , saying he reaped millions in suspicious profits after false takeover reports sent shares of two U.S. companies soaring.

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