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Reuters - U.S. employees left their jobs in November at the fastest pace in over 5-1/2 years, a government report showed on Wednesday, suggesting they have more confidence in their ability to find a better one. More Info...  

Reuters - The U.S. trade deficit narrowed unexpectedly in November to its lowest level since July 2005, as a weak dollar and strong economic growth abroad helped push exports to a record, a Commerce Department report on Wednesday showed.

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AFP - The luxury car market in the United States is gunning higher even with high fuel prices, the economy sputtering and much of the auto industry spinning its wheels.

AFP - The luxury car market in the United States is gunning higher even with high fuel prices, the economy sputtering and much of the auto industry spinning its wheels.

Reuters - The U.S. Congress should repeal a law authorizing the Internal Revenue Service to use private debt collectors to bring in delinquent federal tax debts because the practice is inefficient, the agency's internal taxpayer advocacy group said on Tuesday. More Info...  

Economy News Reuters - The U.S. economy is, overall, moving upward and showing signs of accelerating again, former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan told Japanese Finance Minister Koji Omi, a Japanese Finance Ministry official said on Monday. More Info...  

Reuters - The U.S. economy is, overall, moving upward and showing signs of accelerating again, former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan told Japanese Finance Minister Koji Omi, a Japanese Finance Ministry official said on Monday.

AFP - The dollar showed scant movement against the euro after a senior Federal Reserve official said the US economy was on a sustainable footing, and following an upbeat job market report last week.

AP - Consumer borrowing rebounded sharply in November, rising at the fastest clip since August. More Info...  

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AP - Ending 2006 on a positive note, employers boosted hiring and fattened workers' paychecks in December, capping a year in which the country's unemployment rate averaged a six-year low of 4.6 percent.

AP - Ending 2006 on a positive note, employers boosted hiring and fattened workers' paychecks in December, capping a year in which the country's unemployment rate averaged a six-year low of 4.6 percent.

Reuters - Job growth was surprisingly strong in December and pay jumped, according to a government report on Friday that may fan policy-makers' concern that a strong job market could ignite inflation.

AFP - US employers added a healthy 167,000 new jobs in December, the government said in a report that suggested upbeat economic conditions despite evidence of a slowdown.

Reuters - The U.S. economy added a surprisingly strong 167,000 jobs in December, according to a government report on Friday that also showed more robust hiring in each of the two prior months than previously estimated.

AP - China stepped up efforts Friday to cool its sizzling economy by tightening bank credit for the fourth time in seven months. More Info...  

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AP - Economic indicators flashed mixed signals Thursday, with retailers reporting disappointing holiday results, service industries slowing at year's end and factory orders falling.

AP - The U.S. service sector expanded at a slower rate in December than in the previous month, a trade group said Thursday, signaling a cooling of a critical component of overall economic growth. More Info...  

Reuters - Growth in the U.S. services sector slowed as expected in December and new factory orders rose at a disappointing pace the previous month, reports showed on Thursday, pointing to a slackening economy.

Reuters - The pace of growth in the U.S. service sector eased in December, although employment in the sector improved and a price index rose to its highest since last August, according to a report on Thursday.

Reuters - Pending sales of existing U.S. homes fell 0.5 percent in November but held above the low hit in July, suggesting the housing market is stabilizing, a real estate agents' trade association said on Thursday.