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		<title>WVU economic forecast calls for West Virginia employment to begin growing again in 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:47:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Huber</dc:creator>
		
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WVU forecast calls for employment rebound in 2010

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The state economy should begin producing more jobs than it loses around the middle of 2010, West Virginia University predicted in its annual economic outlook Wednesday.
But the recovery is expected to be sluggish and centered on service industry jobs rather than energy. WVU is predicting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stocks extend gains as services industries expand for 2nd straight month; new orders grow</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:20:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sara Lepro</dc:creator>
		
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Stocks rise as services sectors grow for 2nd month

NEW YORK — Investors rushed into stocks after stronger reports on service industries and employment eased two of the biggest worries about the economy.
Stocks jumped Wednesday after the Institute for Supply Management said service industry activity grew for a second straight month in October. The trade group&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Trade group: service sector grew for 2nd straight month in Oct., but at slower pace than Sept.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:12:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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ISM&#8217;s service sector index grows again in October

NEW YORK — The U.S. service sector grew for a second straight month in October, but at a slower pace than in September, as a broad economic recovery creeps along.
The Institute for Supply Management said Wednesday that its service index dipped to 50.6 last month from 50.9. Any [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stocks rise after report shows decline in job losses; market eager for Fed&#8217;s take on economy</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:43:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sara Lepro</dc:creator>
		
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Stocks open higher as investors await Fed decision

NEW YORK — Encouraging news on the labor market buoyed stocks in early trading Wednesday as investors waited for the Federal Reserve to weigh in on the economy.
The ADP National Employment Report said 203,000 private sector jobs were lost in October, down from the 227,000 jobs lost in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US stock futures indicate higher opening as investors await Fed&#8217;s assessment of economy</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:57:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sara Lepro</dc:creator>
		
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US stock futures higher ahead of Fed decision

NEW YORK — Stock futures are indicating a higher opening Wednesday on Wall Street as investors await the Federal Reserve&#8217;s latest assessment of the economy.
Futures extended early gains after a private group&#8217;s report on employment showed some modest improvement in the labor market. The ADP National Employment Report [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ISM index tracking service sector expected to rise in October for 2nd straight month</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:11:59 +0000</pubDate>
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Ahead of the Bell: ISM service sector index

NEW YORK — A trade group&#8217;s measure of the health of the U.S. service sector likely rose for a second straight month in October as consumer spending ticks higher, a crucial ingredient for a strong rebound from the recession.
The Institute for Supply Management&#8217;s service index likely edged up [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stocks jump in morning trading as investors continue rally into second day</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:51:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Bernard</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Stocks rose in morning trading Tuesday as investors built further momentum amid fresh signs the global economy is recovering.

Overseas markets rallied as Australia&#8217;s central bank became the first major central bank to boost interest rates.
The rate increase added to beliefs that world governments are expecting a global economic recovery soon. Australia&#8217;s central [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Report showing growth in service sector, drop in dollar drive investors back to commodities</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:16:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sara Lepro</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Commodities prices rebounded Monday as signs of growth in the service sector boosted investors&#8217; confidence and sent them back into riskier assets.

Gold for December delivery jumped $13.50, or 1.3 percent, to $1,017.80 an ounce on the New York Mercantile Exchange, while December silver surged 30.5 cents, or 1.9 percent, to $16.5350 an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dollar loses ground on service industry, bank reports despite attempts to prop up greenback</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:03:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — The dollar traded lower against major currencies Monday despite attempts over the weekend to boost the strength of the American currency.

An upgrade of large banks and a report that the service sector grew for the first time in more than a year provided a boost for confidence in the economy, prompting investors [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Private trade group: service sector grew in Sept. for 1st time in year, but jobs remain scarce</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/private-trade-group-service-sector-grew-in-sept-for-1st-time-in-year-but-jobs-remain-scarce-187340/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 15:51:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tali Arbel</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — The U.S. service sector grew in September for the first time in 13 months, an encouraging sign for the fledgling economic recovery, although jobs remain scarce.

The Institute for Supply Management said Monday that its service index hit 50.9 last month, up from 48.4 in August. Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters had expected [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stocks advance as service industry index signals growth for first time in a year</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:40:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Paradis</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — The first growth in the service industry in a year and an upgrade of big banks pulled investors into the stock market after a two-week slide.

Major stock indicators rose jumped about 1 percent Monday, including the Dow Jones industrial average, which added 112 points.
The Institute for Supply Management said its service index [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Private trade group says service sector grew in September for first time in a year</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/private-trade-group-says-service-sector-grew-in-september-for-first-time-in-a-year-187243/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:13:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tali Arbel</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — The U.S. service sector grew in September for the first time in 13 months, an encouraging sign for the fledgling economic recovery although jobs remain scarce.

The Institute for Supply Management said its service index hit 50.9 last month, up from 48.4 in August. Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters had expected a reading [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Great Recession&#8217;s labor legacy: shorter workweeks, grayer work force and less job security</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/great-recessions-labor-legacy-shorter-workweeks-grayer-work-force-and-less-job-security-177960/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:19:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Reeves</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Going to work may never be the same again.

The Great Recession has reshaped the American workplace and work force in ways that will last years, if not longer.
The work force is graying as college graduates can&#8217;t find jobs, young workers get laid off and older workers delay retirement. People in white-collar jobs are feeling increasingly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Calif. panel to recommend major tax overhaul, designed as a fix for out-of-control budgeting</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/calif-panel-to-recommend-major-tax-overhaul-designed-as-a-fix-for-out-of-control-budgeting-173844/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2009 20:14:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Judy Lin</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A special commission this week is scheduled to recommend a sweeping overhaul of California&#8217;s antiquated tax system, a move designed to bring fiscal sanity to a budgeting process plagued by wide revenue swings and perpetual deficits.

State fiscal experts agree generally that California&#8217;s revenue structure relies too heavily on the wealthy and the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stocks open higher on growth in industrial production, upbeat comments from Bernanke</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:38:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Bernard</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Stocks are higher in early trading as investors build further momentum amid fresh signs the global economy is recovering.

Overseas markets rallied as Australia&#8217;s central bank became the first major central bank to boost interest rates, adding to hopes that a global economic recovery is underway.
With little in the way of economic data [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Meltdown 101, by the numbers: Labor market collapse has reshaped the US work force</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/meltdown-101-by-the-numbers-labor-market-collapse-has-reshaped-the-us-work-force-158983/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 19:24:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Leonard</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[When Labor Day arrives Monday, it will be celebrated by a work force that has changed radically since the same holiday in 2008.

Over the past year, the labor market has suffered its most wrenching changes in a generation, shedding millions of jobs and changing the profile of the more than 131 million people who head [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stocks carve modest gains after 4 days of losses; investors await August employment data</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/stocks-carve-modest-gains-after-4-days-of-losses-investors-await-august-employment-data-158792/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 15:49:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Paradis</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Investors moved back into stocks after a four-day slide on hopes that a key government report on unemployment will confirm that the economy is gaining strength.

The Dow Jones industrial average tacked on 64 points Thursday after sliding 300 points since Friday. Stocks held to a tight range for much of the day [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Trade group&#8217;s measure of US service sector dips in August, activity inching toward growth</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/trade-groups-measure-of-us-service-sector-dips-in-august-activity-inching-toward-growth-158735/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 14:36:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tali Arbel</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — The U.S. economy&#8217;s service sector inched closer to growth in August, but still shrank for the 11th straight month in the face of weak consumer spending.

The Institute for Supply Management said Thursday that its service index, which covers hospitals, retailers, financial services companies and more, came in at 48.4, up from 46.4 [...]]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 14:26:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sara Lepro</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Stocks barely budged Thursday as investors found little in a series of economic reports to push the market higher after a four-day slide.

The Labor Department said the number of people filing for unemployment claims fell last week by 4,000 to 570,000. However, the market had been expecting a bigger drop to 560,000. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Trade group&#8217;s measure of US service sector activity dips in Aug. at slowest pace in 11 months</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/trade-groups-measure-of-us-service-sector-activity-dips-in-aug-at-slowest-pace-in-11-months-158718/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 14:12:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — A trade group&#8217;s measure of U.S. service sector activity shows last month&#8217;s decline was the slowest in 11 months.

The Institute for Supply Management says its service index, which covers hospitals, retailers, financial services companies and more, came in at 48.4 in August, from 46.4 in July.
Economists polled by Thomson Reuters expected a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stocks rise at opening after latest report on jobs market, retail sales</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 13:39:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sara Lepro</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Stocks are rising in early trading, breaking a four-day losing streak after the latest reading on the jobs market and mixed retail sales reports.

The gains in stocks come as the Labor Department said the number of people filing for unemployment claims fell last week by 4,000 to 570,000. However, the market had [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stock futures hold on to most of their early gains after latest report on jobs market</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:49:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sara Lepro</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — The latest reading on the labor market is giving investors some hope that the economy is healing.

Stock futures held on to most of their early gains after the Labor Department said employers cut a total of 216,000 jobs in August, less than the 276,000 jobs lost in July and better than the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New jobless claims dip less than expected to 570,000; continuing claims rise to 6.2 million</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-jobless-claims-dip-less-than-expected-to-570000-continuing-claims-rise-to-62-million-158616/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:40:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Crutsinger</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — New jobless claims fell slightly last week while the number of people receiving unemployment benefits rose, a sign the job market&#8217;s recovery will be long and bumpy.

While most economists believe the recession has ended, they predict the jobless rate will keep rising until at least next summer as the country struggles to mount [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Economy flashing more signals that recovery is beginning but worries remain over durability</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 04:07:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Crutsinger</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Productivity and factory orders are up as the economy continues to flash signals that the longest recession since World War II is coming to an end. However, worries remain about how durable the rebound will be given lingering problems in the labor market.

Many economists are looking for the overall economy, which has been [...]]]></description>
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		<title>With market rally on hold, traders seek signs of actual economic growth</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 03:12:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ieva M. Augstums</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CHARLOTTE, N.C. — While investors go into the new week believing the economy is indeed emerging from recession, they still need to see more solid evidence of a rebound.

The foundation for a recovery is there: Consumers are growing more confident and the housing market keeps showing signs of improvement. The latest reading on the nation&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Treasurys mostly slip as government says it will auction record $75B next week</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/treasurys-mostly-slip-as-government-says-it-will-auction-record-75b-next-week-132034/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 06:23:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Paradis</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Treasury prices mostly fell Wednesday after the government said it would auction a record $75 billion in debt next week.

The government has been issuing massive amounts of debt in part to pay for its efforts to reinvigorate the economy and stabilize the banking system, and the anticipation of another flood of debt [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Treasurys trade mixed as stocks retreat; Gov&#8217;t says it will auction record $75B in 3Q</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/treasurys-trade-mixed-as-stocks-retreat-govt-says-it-will-auction-record-75b-in-3q-131802/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 02:54:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Paradis</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Treasury prices were mixed Wednesday as investors pulled some money from the stock market after its big rally.

Investors were seeking the safety of government debt as stocks retreated and after a reading on the U.S. service sector fell short of expectations.
The Institute for Supply Management&#8217;s report that its service index fell to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US jobs, service sector data weigh on world markets despite solid earnings from Lloyds, SocGen</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-jobs-service-sector-data-weigh-on-world-markets-despite-solid-earnings-from-lloyds-socgen-131664/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:07:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Louise Watt</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON — European and U.S. stock markets fell Wednesday after surveys revealed that American employers shed more jobs than anticipated and the health of the country&#8217;s service sector worsened last month.

In Europe, the FTSE 100 index of leading British shares was down 0.6 percent to 4,644.69, while Germany&#8217;s DAX lost 1.2 percent to 5,353.01. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wall Street rally goes on hold after report of weakening business at service companies</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 22:27:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sara Lepro</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — The closer investors get to the government&#8217;s July employment report, the more cautious they become.

Stocks slipped Wednesday as investors shied away from big moves ahead of the government&#8217;s monthly reading on job losses and the unemployment rate, which comes out before the start of trading on Friday. The pullback, which took the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Private measure of service sector health drops unexpectedly in July from previous month</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/private-measure-of-service-sector-health-drops-unexpectedly-in-july-from-previous-month-131553/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/private-measure-of-service-sector-health-drops-unexpectedly-in-july-from-previous-month-131553/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 22:11:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Shrinking business activity, fewer new orders and lower employment sapped some modest momentum from the U.S. services sector in July, although economists said the setback likely was a blip and not the start of a troubling trend.

The Institute for Supply Management on Wednesday said its services index clocked in at 46.4, down [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stock futures rising following strong overseas gains, ahead of earnings, unemployment reports</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/stock-futures-rising-following-strong-overseas-gains-ahead-of-earnings-unemployment-reports-125167/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 18:38:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Bernard</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Stock futures are pointing toward a higher opening Tuesday on Wall Street as investors try to build further momentum amid fresh signs the global economy is recovering.

Overseas markets rallied as Australia&#8217;s central bank became the first major central bank to boost interest rates.
The rate increase added to beliefs that world governments are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ALL BUSINESS: Troubled labor market threatens a significant turnaround in US economy</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/all-business-troubled-labor-market-threatens-a-significant-turnaround-in-us-economy-112799/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/all-business-troubled-labor-market-threatens-a-significant-turnaround-in-us-economy-112799/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 23:32:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Beck</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — All the talk about a &#8220;jobless recovery&#8221; being ahead for the economy misses the point. There won&#8217;t be much of a recovery at all if the labor market stays in such dire straits.

You don&#8217;t need to be an economist to understand why the nation&#8217;s joblessness is the biggest hurdle to reviving growth.
The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stocks pare losses as report shows services industry activity contracted less than expected</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/stocks-pare-losses-as-report-shows-services-industry-activity-contracted-less-than-expected-100847/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 22:14:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Paradis</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Stocks are lower but off their worst levels following a trade group report that the U.S. service sector contracted less than expected in June.

Stocks had opened lower Monday on jitters about how quickly the economy can recover.
The Institute for Supply Management&#8217;s services index rose to 47 in June from 44 in May. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US service sector shrinks less than expected in June; best showing in 9 months</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-service-sector-shrinks-less-than-expected-in-june-best-showing-in-9-months-100840/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-service-sector-shrinks-less-than-expected-in-june-best-showing-in-9-months-100840/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 22:11:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — The U.S. services economy — from retailers and restaurants to real estate brokers — contracted less than expected in June in its best showing since before the financial crisis struck last fall, according to a private trade group&#8217;s gauge.

But with rising unemployment and constrained credit driving consumers to spend less and save [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Malaysia&#8217;s leader makes bold gambit by rolling back long-preserved affirmative action policies</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/malaysias-leader-makes-bold-gambit-by-rolling-back-long-preserved-affirmative-action-policies-98632/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/malaysias-leader-makes-bold-gambit-by-rolling-back-long-preserved-affirmative-action-policies-98632/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:42:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>By Eileen Ng</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — The economic downturn is allowing Malaysia&#8217;s leader to chip away at an affirmative action program for Malay Muslims that has been considered virtually untouchable in the past.

Soon after taking office in April, Prime Minister Najib Razak scrapped a requirement for 30 percent Malay ownership of companies in certain service industries. This [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Recession&#8217;s toll: Charitable giving in US dropped in 2008 for first time in 2 decades</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/recessions-toll-charitable-giving-in-us-dropped-in-2008-for-first-time-in-2-decades-77051/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/recessions-toll-charitable-giving-in-us-dropped-in-2008-for-first-time-in-2-decades-77051/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:02:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Crary</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Charitable giving by Americans fell by 2 percent in 2008 as the recession took root, only the second year-to-year decline in more than a half-century, according to an authoritative annual survey released Wednesday.

Particularly hard hit were social-service charities, which suffered a 12.7 percent drop in donations at a time when most of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Disappointing data on service sector, factory orders point to slow recovery later this year</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 04:28:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tali Arbel</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — A pair of economic reports on Wednesday indicated only slight improvement in the service and manufacturing sectors, suggesting that any economic recovery will be gradual.

The nation&#8217;s service sector shrank in May at the slowest pace since late last year. And factory orders rose in April. But the improvements fell short of economists&#8217; expectations [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Contraction slows in service sector, factory orders rise slightly, but slow recovery expected</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/contraction-slows-in-service-sector-factory-orders-rise-slightly-but-slow-recovery-expected-71007/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:50:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tali Arbel</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — The U.S. service sector shrank last month at the slowest pace since late last year and orders to U.S. factory orders rose in April, but the improvements were incremental and economists say a real recovery will be long and slow.

Service industries such as retailers, financial services, transportation and health care make up [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ISM says service sector contracts at slowest pace since Oct.; recovery likely to be slow</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/ism-says-service-sector-contracts-at-slowest-pace-since-oct-recovery-likely-to-be-slow-70961/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 23:50:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tali Arbel</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — The U.S. service sector shrank last month at the slowest pace since late last year and orders to U.S. factory orders rose in April, but the improvements were incremental and economists say a real recovery will be long and slow.

Service industries such as retailers, financial services, transportation and health care make up [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Private group says service sector contracts at slowest pace since October</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/private-group-says-service-sector-contracts-at-slowest-pace-since-october-70854/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 22:18:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — The U.S. services economy shrank in May at the slowest pace since October, a private group said Wednesday. Economists had expected an even slower pace of contraction, however.

Service industries such as retailers, financial services, transportation and health care make up about 70 percent of the country&#8217;s economic activity.
The Institute for Supply Management [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Treasurys slightly lower after Bernanke remarks, service sector reading</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/treasurys-slightly-lower-after-bernanke-remarks-service-sector-reading-53499/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 05:47:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Treasurys dipped Tuesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the economy should start growing again later this year.

Bernanke&#8217;s testimony Congress was not a major surprise to investors but it did provide them with more reassurance that the worst of the economy&#8217;s slide might be over.
Another sign the economy is shrinking more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Meltdown 101: Service sector index still in the dumps but giving hints of better days ahead</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/meltdown-101-service-sector-index-still-in-the-dumps-but-giving-hints-of-better-days-ahead-53490/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 05:39:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Crutsinger</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — A key index that measures business activity in the service sector is still flashing a recession signal. But in the latest hint of better days ahead, the reading for April was not as dire as it has been.

The Institute for Supply Management reported on Tuesday that its index for activity in non-manufacturing industries [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US service sector index contracts for 7th straight month; pace of decline slower than expected</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-service-sector-index-contracts-for-7th-straight-month-pace-of-decline-slower-than-expected-53046/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 22:20:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Crutsinger</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — A private measure of the U.S. services sector contracted for the seventh straight month in April but at a slower pace, the latest sign the economic downturn could be moderating.

The services index from the Institute for Supply Management, a Tempe, Ariz.-based trade group of purchasing executives, came in at 43.7 in April compared [...]]]></description>
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