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  1. Stocks surge after jobs report offers hopeFri, 3 Sep 2010 15:13:03 GMT
    Stocks extended their rally Friday after an encouraging report on jobs lifted hopes about the pace of economic growth.
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  2. Employers hire more workers than expectedFri, 3 Sep 2010 15:36:22 GMT
    Private employers hired more workers than expected in August, lifting hopes for the weak U.S. economy, but the nations unemployment rate rose for the first time in four months.
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  3. Life Inc.: Government cuts weigh on job marketFri, 3 Sep 2010 14:59:32 GMT
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  4. Flirting your way to the corner officeFri, 3 Sep 2010 11:39:57 GMT
    Flirting, after all, is one of the oldest tricks in the book. But how do you use it to your professional advantage without crossing the line or inviting unwanted advances?
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  5. Great Recession was emotional roller coasterFri, 3 Sep 2010 14:41:24 GMT
    More than a quarter of employed U.S. workers suffered a bout of unemployment during the Great Recession that took many of them on an emotional roller coaster ride.
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  6. Kia moves to change its image, hamsters and allFri, 3 Sep 2010 13:04:45 GMT
    To most Americans, at least to those who are aware of the brand, Kia is still associated with the cheap-and-cheerful products. That's an image the automaker is out to transform.
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Economic News
  1. Lockhart says further Fed bond buying hinges on dataFri, 03 Sep 2010 15:29:24 UTC
    [at Reuters] - Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank President Dennis Lockhart said on Friday the path of the economy will determine whether the central bank needs to ease monetary policy further or not.
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  2. Economic Report: Services growth slows in August, ISM saysFri, 03 Sep 2010 14:24:00 UTC
    [at MarketWatch] - Growth slowed in the U.S. non-manufacturing sector in August, hitting 51.5%, compared with 54.3% in July, the Institute for Supply Management reports.
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  3. Fed s Lockhart sees slowdown as temporaryFri, 03 Sep 2010 14:01:16 UTC
    [at MarketWatch] - There has been too much alarmist discussion of recent economic indicators and the outlook is not as pessimistic as some have suggested, said Dennis Lockhart, the president of the Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank on Friday.
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  4. Fed s Evans says financial reform will not be easyFri, 03 Sep 2010 13:45:09 UTC
    [at Reuters] - Overhauling the U.S. financial system after the worst crisis since the 1930s will not be easy, but it is critical, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Charles Evans said on Friday.
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