
Job Claims, Factory Data Suggest Recovery Picking Up Steam: Government reports on weekly jobless claims, manufacturing activity and inflation offered fresh evidence the U.S. economic recovery is picking up steam. New U.S. claims for unemployment benefits dropped to a 3 1/2 year low last week, a government report showed on Thursday, suggesting the labor market [...]
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Housing Industry Rebound: After half a decade of withering sales and slumping prices, there are strong and diverse signs that the single-family housing market is poised for a rebound. In some metropolitan areas, the market has bottomed, with both sales and prices on the rise and foreclosures on the decline. This contrarian — and largely [...]
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