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		<title>Oil wavers near $72 a barrel as US jobs data beats expectations</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2009 00:05:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Kahn</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Oil prices wavered Friday on fresh evidence the economy was pulling itself out of recession.

Benchmark crude for September delivery increased 35 cents to $72.29 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Prices are on track to increase for the fourth straight week.
Energy prices typicially rise with positive economic news. But they&#8217;ve [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dollar gets big boost as US unemployment picture brightens; rally driven by &#8216;right reasons&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 23:09:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tali Arbel</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — The dollar steamed higher Friday as a government report showed U.S. unemployment falling for the first time in 15 months, surging up alongside equities in an upending of its normal trading pattern.

&#8220;Finally the U.S. dollar rallies for the right reasons,&#8221; said Ashraf Laidi, chief market strategist at CMC Markets.
The way the dollar [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Better-than-expected jobs report pushes stocks higher, feeds hopes for economic recovery</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/better-than-expected-jobs-report-pushes-stocks-higher-feeds-hopes-for-economic-recovery-133618/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 22:07:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Bernard</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — The economy&#8217;s most vexing problem, unemployment, is showing the first signs of easing. And Wall Street is celebrating.

Major stock indexes jumped more than 1 percent Friday after the government said the nation&#8217;s unemployment rate unexpectedly fell in July for the first time in 15 months and that employers cut fewer jobs. Bond [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Employers cut just 247,000 jobs in July; jobless rate dips, strong signal recession ending</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 20:34:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeannine Aversa</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Employers sharply scaled back layoffs in July, and the unemployment rate dipped for the first time in 15 months, sending a strong signal that the worst recession since World War II is finally ending.

A net total of 247,000 jobs were lost last month, the fewest in a year. That compares with 443,000 jobs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stocks rally as strong earnings at Intel boost hopes that the economy is recovering</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 23:24:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Bernard</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Better-than-expected earnings at Intel sent investors pouring back into the market Wednesday, sending stocks higher in morning trading.

The major indexes jumped about 2 percent, including the Dow Jones industrial average, which rose 150 points.
Chipmaker Intel Corp.&#8217;s report after the market closed Tuesday lifted investor confidence because its sales figures suggest consumers are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>White House: Jobs in health care, environment growing more quickly than rest of economy</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:36:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Health care and environment-focused jobs will drive a jobs recovery, the White House predicted Monday even as it cautioned that the work will require better training to give workers greater skills.

President Barack Obama&#8217;s Council of Economic Advisers said jobs ranging from technical record keeping to nursing and physical therapy will grow in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stocks edge higher as investors&#8217; appetite for risk improves; financials, materials up</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/stocks-edge-higher-as-investors-appetite-for-risk-improves-financials-materials-up-104776/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 03:09:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sara Lepro</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Investors are finding some appetite for risk after a jittery week.

Stocks edged higher Thursday as investors put money into banking and industrial stocks as well as commodities. Investors worried about the economy have been cautious about buying stocks, even after heavy selling earlier this week made shares look relatively cheap.
Investors were encouraged [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oil plunges to near $65 in Asia as weak economic data sparks concern about recovery</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 11:56:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex Kennedy</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SINGAPORE — Oil prices plunged to near $65 a barrel Monday in Asia as dismal unemployment figures from the U.S. and Europe last week sparked investor concern about a nascent economic recovery.

Benchmark crude for August delivery fell $1.63 to $65.10 a barrel by midday Singapore time, after earlier dropping as low as $64.65, in electronic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oil falls below $67 a barrel as dollar gains on euro, US unemployment rate rises to 9.5 pct</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:33:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Kahn</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Oil prices tumbled to their lowest level in a month Thursday following the release of woeful job numbers in Europe and the U.S.

Benchmark crude for August delivery fell $2.58, nearly 4 percent, to settle at $66.73 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
Crude hit an eight-month high in midday trading Tuesday, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stocks rise after data shows more stable manufacturing activity, rise in pending home sales</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:03:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Madlen Read</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Investors kicked off the stock market&#8217;s third quarter with a moderate gain after getting some reassuring data on manufacturing and housing.

The Dow Jones industrial average rose by 0.7 percent Wednesday, rebounding from the previous day&#8217;s selloff that was triggered by a drop in consumer confidence. Other indexes made moderate advances as well.
The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>After all the Obama administration&#8217;s big spending, Republicans want to know where are the jobs</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2009 20:44:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Will Lester</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Republicans concerned about the Obama administration&#8217;s big spending on economic stimulus, energy and health care are asking, &#8220;Where are the jobs?&#8221;

&#8220;The president and Democrats in Congress claim this spending binge is necessary to put Americans back to work,&#8221; House Republican leader John Boehner said Saturday in the Republican radio and Internet address. &#8220;They [...]]]></description>
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		<title>High unemployment leaves consumers with less money to spend, could slow recovery</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:27:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher S. Rugaber</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The number of people receiving unemployment benefits has set another record, a development likely to weigh on consumer spending and slow the economy&#8217;s recovery.

While retail sales rose in May, the increase resulted largely from a spike in gasoline prices and higher auto sales, according to a report from the Commerce Department. Overall, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Officials: 3 missing, 41 injured by explosion, partial collapse at NC Slim Jim plant</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/officials-3-missing-41-injured-by-explosion-partial-collapse-at-nc-slim-jim-plant-76774/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 04:42:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alysia Patterson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[GARNER, N.C. — An explosion at a Slim Jim meat products plant Tuesday injured at least 41 people, including four who suffered critical burns, and left a toxic cloud around the facility as authorities searched for three people still missing.

Authorities first said one of the three had been located but later said that was wrong.
&#8220;We [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New hires get less pay as more unemployed workers chase fewer jobs</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-hires-get-less-pay-as-more-unemployed-workers-chase-fewer-jobs-60750/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 03:25:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher S. Rugaber</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — With nearly 14 million Americans unemployed, a growing number of people are competing for a dwindling number of job openings, allowing some employers to drive down pay and benefits for new hires.

And the latest government figures show competition for jobs intensified in the first few months of 2009.
Employers are laying off workers and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oil falls below $58 in Asia as traders mull if supply, demand fundementals justify rally</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/oil-falls-below-58-in-asia-as-traders-mull-if-supply-demand-fundementals-justify-rally-58969/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 16:19:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex Kennedy</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SINGAPORE — Oil prices fell below $58 a barrel Monday in Asia as investors mulled whether weak U.S. crude demand and bursting supplies justify building on the recent strong rally.

Benchmark crude for June delivery was down 78 cents to $57.85 a barrel by afternoon in Singapore, in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. [...]]]></description>
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