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Asian stock markets were falling Friday, tracking falls in European markets which saw their biggest one-day losses in seven months after Dubai World asked for more time to meet its debt obligations. Risky currencies also sold off as investors piled into...
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The jump was driven solely by the South, the largest new home sales market in the nation. That region, which includes the Washington area, posted a 23 percent gain while sales in other regions slipped. The data provides more evidence of the continued,...
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US builders unexpectedly broke ground on fewer US houses in October as the sales outlook darkened with the looming expiration of a government tax credit and mounting joblessness. The 11pc plunge in starts to an annual rate of 529,000, the lowest level...
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Devon Hoover, right, and Bill Montgomery use a hydraulic brake press to shape a metal form Tuesday at Streich Bros...Thousands of employers are forgoing layoffs and taking advantage of state “work-sharing” programs in which they cut the hours of full-time...
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The Labor Department's consumer price index (CPI) showed a year-over-year decline of 1.3 percent, in a report being monitored for signs of deflation rather than inflation in light of the weak economy. The core CPI, which excludes volatile food and energy...
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First-time claims for U.S. unemployment insurance benefits dropped by 10,000 during the week ending Oct. 10, the U.S...The 514,000 initial benefits claims contributed to a four-week rolling average of 531,500, which was a decrease of 9,000 from the previous...
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First-time claims for U.S. unemployment insurance benefits dropped by 33,000 during the week ending Oct. 3, the U.S...The 521,000 initial benefits claims contributed to a four-week rolling average of 539,750, which was a decrease of 9,000 from the previous...
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Williams, who bought a home in Englewood on Oct. 1, 2008, is taking advantage of a combination of low interest rates and the Federal Housing Administration's Streamline loan program. "I was pretty much scared because the process of buying a home was so...
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The figures showed there were a total of 377,433 crimes reported to Scotland's police forces in 2008-09, a drop of 2% on the previous year. The number of violent crimes, sexual offences and vandalism fell, with a significant drop in recorded cases of...
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Deadly crashes on Washington roads are at their lowest level in more than 50 years, state officials said Tuesday. Preliminary statistics show 522 traffic-related deaths last year -- the lowest total since 1955, when 461 people died. The 2008 fatality...
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