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Reuters - A top Chinese trade official on Monday predicted a "notable change" in the country's trade data for March after an unexpected surge in the surplus in the first two months of the year. More Info...  

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AP - If you were looking for a job as a teacher last month, you were in luck. Same goes for health workers, retail clerks and building contractors. All told, the economy added 180,000 new jobs, dropping unemployment to a 4.4 percent rate that matched a five-year low.

AP - If you were looking for a job as a teacher last month, you were in luck. Same goes for health workers, retail clerks and building contractors. All told, the economy added 180,000 new jobs, dropping unemployment to a 4.4 percent rate that matched a five-year low.

Economy News AP - If you were looking for a job as a teacher last month, you were in luck. Same goes for health workers, retail clerks and building contractors. More Info...  

AFP - An acceleration in US employment growth in March produced 180,000 new jobs, the government said Friday in a sign that the economy is more robust than some had anticipated.

Reuters - U.S. employers added a stronger-than-expected 180,000 new jobs in March and the unemployment rate fell to a five-month low, implying the economy remains durable despite a slowdown in housing.

AP - Consumers increased their borrowing in February at the slowest pace in four months. More Info...  

AP - The economy added a total of 180,000 jobs in March. Here are some of the winners and losers: More Info...  

Reuters - The U.S. economy added a stronger-than-expected 180,000 new jobs in March, largely because of a bounceback in construction hiring, and job growth was stronger in the two prior months than previously thought, the Labor Department said on Friday. More Info...  

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AP - Newly laid-off workers signed up for unemployment benefits at a faster pace last week as companies try to cope with sluggish growth in the national economy.

Reuters - New jobless claims rose a larger-than-forecast 11,000 last week, government data on Thursday showed, but analysts said the labor market remained on solid ground despite other signs of slower growth.

AP - The U.S. economy — despite a painful housing slump — should not fall into recession this year, the International Monetary Fund's top economist said Thursday.

AFP - The US economy will overcome a housing slowdown and avert recession, while the rest of the global economy is in sound health, IMF chief economist Simon Johnson said Thursday.

AP - China told banks Thursday to increase their reserves for the third time this year, cutting the amount of money available for lending in a new effort to cool an investment boom that Beijing worries could lead to a financial crisis. More Info...  

Reuters - A gauge of U.S. online labor demand rose in March from February, as hirings grew broadly, but year-over-year growth moderated, global online careers and recruiting firm Monster said on Thursday. More Info...  

Economy News AP - The global economy is forging ahead despite slower growth from its No. 1 player, the United States, the International Monetary Fund concluded Wednesday. More Info...  

Reuters - Growth in the dominant U.S. service sector fell to a four-year low last month while the job market showed only modest improvement, according to reports on Wednesday that reinforced views of a weakening economy.

AP - The U.S. service sector expanded at a slower rate in March than in the previous month, a trade group said Thursday, coming in below economists' expectations and adding to concerns that U.S. economic growth is slowing. More Info...  

Reuters - Choppy markets are taking their toll on confidence among even those with the greatest wherewithal to weather any big downturns: millionaires.

Reuters - Growth in the dominant U.S. service sector fell to a four-year low last month while the job market showed only modest improvement, according to reports on Wednesday that reinforced views of a weakening economy.