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Associated Press A help wanted sign sits in front of a restaurant on March 29 in Richmond, Va. The U.S. economy has enjoyed a four-month stretch of robust job gains, and on Friday, the government will signal whether that trend endured into March. US employers added just 88,000 jobs in March, the fewest in nine months and a sharp retreat after a period of strong hiring. The slowdown is a reminder that the job market's path back to health will be uneven.
Dim labor report shows US had gain of just 88,000 jobs
WASHINGTON — A streak of robust job growth came to a halt in March, signaling that U.S. employers may have grown cautious in a fragile economy. The gain of 88,000 jobs was the smallest in nine m...
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Stocks finish lower after disappointing jobs report
NEW YORK — Stocks fell on Wall Street Friday after the government reported a sharp slowdown in hiring last month that was far worse than economists had expected. The Dow Jones industrial average...
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Japanese bank overhauls policy
TOKYO — Japan is taking aggressive action to lift consumer prices, encourage borrowing and help pull the world’s third-largest economy out of a long slump. Like the U.S. Federal Reserve, Japan’s...
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Unemployment aid applications jump
WASHINGTON — The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid rose last week by 28,000, the third straight increase. Weekly applications increased to a seasonally adjusted 385,000, the Labor Dep...
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Associated Press Michael Goodwin, senior partner for HTC, displays an HTC First cell phone with interface at Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., on Thursday. The company says it is not building a phone or an operating system. Rather, Facebook is introducing a new experience for Android phones. The idea behind the new Home service is to bring content right to you, rather than require people to check apps on the device.
Facebook finds new ‘Home’
MENLO PARK, Calif. — Facebook is bringing your friends’ photos, links and observations to your phone’s home screen. If you install the new Home software on certain Android phones from HTC and Sa...
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Small business loans up in 4th quarter
NEW YORK — Small business lending is showing small signs of growth, according to data compiled by the government. The total amount of small business loans outstanding at the end of the fourth qu...
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Survey: Private employers slow hiring in March
WASHINGTON — A survey shows U.S. companies added fewer jobs in March compared with the previous month, as construction firms held off on hiring after three months of solid gains. Private employe...
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Stanford to help develop online learning system
SAN FRANCISCO — Stanford University announced Wednesday that it is joining an initiative co-founded by Harvard and MIT to develop a computer system that allows colleges to offer free online courses...
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Associated Press A worker tears off the leaves of a Vidalia onion plant before planting its roots into the soil on an onion farm in Lyons, Ga. Sweeping immigration legislation taking shape in the Senate will aim to dramatically overhaul the nation's agriculture worker program to create a steady supply of labor for the nation's farmers and growers, who rely more on illegal workers than any other industry.
Farm worker program faces change
WASHINGTON — Sweeping immigration legislation taking shape in the Senate will aim to overhaul the nation’s agriculture worker program to create a steady supply of labor for farmers and growers, who...
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Oil prices drop as US supplies increase
NEW YORK — The price of oil on Wednesday notched the biggest one-day drop since November, as supplies in the U.S. reached the highest level since July 1990 Benchmark oil for May delivery dropped...
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