Although the U.S. added 257,000 jobs in January, sluggish wage growth remains a concern, says Fox Business. As the unemployment rate continues its decline, other labor market indicators suggest a slower recovery for many U.S. workers...
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6 February 2015, 15:25 #economy news, Fed
According to a NYSE press release, the US electronics firm RadioShack had failed to comply with its listing standards, and thus it was "taking action" to delist the shares. RadioShack operates over 4,000 stores in the United States, but has struggled to rival with online retailers...
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6 February 2015, 15:05
The United States added 257,000 jobs in January and the number of jobs created in November and December was revised much higher, according to BBC World News...
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6 February 2015, 14:55 #economy news
Official figures released on Friday showed a trading deficit for goods and services of £34.8bn in 2014...
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6 February 2015, 14:09
On Friday the greenback recovered against its peers, as investors anticipated the release of U.S. nonfarm payrolls data later in the day and as the previous session's jobless claims report lent support to the US currency...
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6 February 2015, 13:10 #usd/jpy, GBP/USD, forex news
Asian shares climbed this Friday, ahead of the key U.S. non-farm payrolls report for January later in the session and after mixed views on the economy in Australia. Greece's drama is being eyed...
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6 February 2015, 07:24 #Shanghai Composite, Nikkei
On Thursday the dollar remained lower against the other major currencies, as a disappointing U.S. trade balance report weighed...
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5 February 2015, 15:24 #usd/cad, ECB, usd/jpy
On Thursday the dollar dropped against the other major currencies, as market sentiment recovered from news the European Central Bank will no longer accept Greek government bonds from banks seeking funding and investors eyed U.S. data due later in the day...
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5 February 2015, 13:32 #ECB, usd/jpy, GBP/USD
On Thursday European equities traded lower in morning trade, after the European Central Bank (ECB) put more pressure on Greece to come to an agreement with its lenders over the future of its bailout program...
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5 February 2015, 11:01
On Thursday the Australian share market has reached its longest winning streak in more than 11 years, with the financial sector driving its latest day of gains. The market climbed by almost 0...
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5 February 2015, 09:30