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  1. Jobless claims data suggests labor market strengthThu, 23 May 2013 09:47:56 -0400
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week, pointing to resilience in the labor market despite belt-tightening by Washington. More...
  2. EU wants big companies to reveal national tax billsThu, 23 May 2013 08:44:09 -0400
    BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe's top regulatory official is seeking to force large companies to disclose how much tax they pay in each country where they operate, a measure some politicians say could curb tax avoidance. More...
  3. Apple enjoyed Irish tax holiday from the startThu, 23 May 2013 10:04:24 -0400
    SAN FRANCISCO/DUBLIN (Reuters) - Apple has operated almost tax-free in Ireland since 1980, welcomed by a government keen to bring jobs to what was then one of Europe's poorest country, former company executives and Irish officials have said. More...
  4. New home sales rise, prices surge to record highsThu, 23 May 2013 10:06:35 -0400
    (Reuters) - Sales of new single-family homes rose 2.3 percent in April, and prices climbed to record high levels, offering strong proof the sector's rebound trend is intact. More...
  5. Wall St. drops on stimulus plan unease, China dataThu, 23 May 2013 10:20:58 -0400
    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks dropped on Thursday, with the S&P 500 on pace for its first back-to-back daily drop in a month amid investor concerns the U.S. Federal Reserve's stimulus may be scaled back sooner than hoped and after weak data in China. More...
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  1. Jobless claims data suggests labor market strengthThu, 23 May 2013 09:47:56 -0400
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week, pointing to resilience in the labor market despite belt-tightening by Washington. More...
  2. London attackers known to British security servicesThu, 23 May 2013 10:24:59 -0400
    LONDON (Reuters) - Two British men of Nigerian descent accused of hacking a soldier to death on a London street in revenge for wars in Muslim countries were known to security services, a source close to the investigation said Thursday. More...
  3. North Korea says willing to take China's advice to start talksThu, 23 May 2013 09:18:31 -0400
    BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korea is willing to take China's advice and enter into talks, Chinese state television cited an envoy of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un as saying, following weeks of tension on the Korean peninsula after the North's latest nuclear test. More...
  4. ECB seeks new tools while Fed toys with exitThu, 23 May 2013 07:57:45 -0400
    PARIS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The European Central Bank is looking into expanding its range of policy tools, while the U.S. central bank is mulling scaling back its support measures, highlighting the contrasting fortunes between the world's two biggest economic blocs. More...
  5. France wants Hezbollah armed wing on EU terror list by end-JuneThu, 23 May 2013 09:13:41 -0400
    PARIS (Reuters) - France said on Thursday it hoped an initiative could be agreed by the end of June to put the armed wing of Hezbollah on the EU's list of terrorist organizations on grounds the group is importing Syria's war into Lebanon. More...
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