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Record year for retail sales
January 12, 2012 10:07 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Retail sales barely rose in December, but the gain was enough to lift sales to a record level for 2011. It marked the largest annual increase in more than a decade. Sales inched up 0.1 percent in December to a seasonally adjusted $400.6 billion, The Commerce... more » -
Unemployment rate dips, adds 117K jobs
August 5, 2011 9:11 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) Hiring picked up slightly in July and the unemployment rate dipped to 9.1 percent, an optimistic sign after the worst day on Wall Street in nearly three years. The Labor Department says employers added 117,000 jobs last month. That's an improvement from the past two months. The mild... more » -
July jobs data could heighten Wall Street jitters
August 5, 2011 12:56 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) - Investors seeking reason for optimism after the worst stock-market sell-off since the 2008 financial crisis probably won't find it in Friday's July jobs report. Economists forecast that employers added only 90,000 jobs last month and that the unemployment rate was unchanged at 9.2 percent, according to... more »
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