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Market Looks To End Week On High Note Amid Potential Progress On Ending Shutdown
Friday, January 25, 2019 - 12:03pm | 1790U.S. market participants awoke to a trio of positive news tidbits touching on the partial government shutdown, trade war, and Fed policy even as sentiment from a largely positive earnings season continued to provide momentum. On the political front, senators from both sides of the aisle said they...
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November Jobs Report Shows 203,000 Jobs Gained
Friday, December 6, 2013 - 12:02pm | 147Jobs, jobs, and more jobs — they're what's on the mind of many Americans and today, and the shine of silver lined the Labor Department's employment report, with unemployment down to seven percent from 7.3 percent in October and non-farm payrolls increased by 203,000, with an October revision from...
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The U.S. Joins the Party: CPI up 3.2%
Monday, May 16, 2011 - 11:48am | 490The consumer price index rose 3.2% from April of 2010 to April of 2011 according to the Labor Department. CNN reports this as the largest 12 month increase since October of 2008. The government has attributed the majority of the increase to rising energy prices. AAA reports the average price...