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OECD: U.S. slowdown won't hurt Europe
(AP) Yahoo US Economy | 683 days 13 hours 51 minutes ago AP - A likely soft landing for the U.S. economy will not dent the recovery that is gathering pace in Europe, the OECD said Tuesday, as it raised its growth forecast for the 12 nations that use the euro and cut its outlook for the United States.
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Home sales rise in Oct as prices tumble
(Reuters) Yahoo US Economy | 683 days 15 hours 18 minutes ago Reuters - The pace of existing home sales
unexpectedly rose in October to a 6.24 million-unit annual rate
as a record drop in prices tempted buyers, the National
Association of Realtors said on Tuesday.
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Durable goods orders slid 8.3 pct in Oct
(Reuters) Yahoo US Economy | 683 days 17 hours 26 minutes ago Reuters - New orders for U.S.-made durable
goods tumbled a larger-than-expected 8.3 percent in October on
a big drop in civilian aircraft, but durable goods orders also
fell when transportation was stripped from the total, a
government report showed on Tuesday.
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Paulson warns on trade protectionism
(Reuters) Yahoo US Economy | 683 days 20 hours 12 minutes ago Reuters - U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson
said on Tuesday trade protectionism was on the rise despite
strong global prosperity and warned it was a potentially
dangerous trend.
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Germany's Allianz agrees to labor deal
(AP) Yahoo US Economy | 687 days 14 hours 23 minutes agoAP - German insurer Allianz SE said Friday it had reached a new labor deal that avoids any near-term compulsory layoffs but still foresees some 5,700 jobs cut by the end of 2008. More Info... |
U.S. slowdown benign: OECD chief
(Reuters) Yahoo US Economy | 688 days 15 hours 49 minutes agoReuters - The U.S. economy is slowing but the
outlook is benign, while Japan is poised for its longest
post-war growth spell, OECD chief Angel Gurria said on
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German business confidence brightens
(AP) Yahoo US Economy | 688 days 19 hours 53 minutes agoAP - German business confidence brightened in November for the second month in a row, beating economists' forecasts, according to a closely watched survey Thursday. More Info... |
Malaysia's economy grew 5.8 percent
(AP) Yahoo US Economy | 688 days 20 hours 34 minutes agoAP - Malaysia's economy grew 5.8 percent in the third quarter from a year ago, buoyed by rising exports and higher government spending, the central bank said Thursday. More Info... |
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