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RPT-ANALYSIS-Budget deficit cut adds to optimism about U.S. assets
Reuters(Repeats story from early in the day) By Steven C. Johnson NEW YORK, May 16 (Reuters) - U.S. companies are hiring more workers and home prices, stock markets and energy production are climbing. But a sudden narrowing in the U.S. budget deficit could...Tags: Economic Indicator, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Government, International Energy, S&P 500
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WRAPUP 2-Evidence mounts on slower U.S. economic growth
Reuters* Mid-Atlantic factory activity contracts in May * U.S. jobless claims rise sharply in latest week * Housing starts drop more than expected in April * Inflation data points to softer demand in economy By Jason Lange WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - The U....Tags: Land Price, Market and Exchange, Unemployment Rate, Economic Indicator, Quarterly or Semiannual Financial Statements
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UK lawmakers find Google misleading on tax
ReutersBy Tom Bergin LONDON, May 16 (Reuters) - Google Inc faced angry questions on Thursday from British lawmakers investigating its tax affairs and whether it had misled parliament in testimony last year. Google's Northern Europe boss, Matt Brittin, was...Tags: Parliament, Crime, Law and Justice, Republic of Ireland, Justice System, Google Inc.
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Evidence mounts on slower U.S. economic growth
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economy showed fresh signs of slower growth in the second quarter, with factory activity slipping in the mid-Atlantic region while groundbreaking declined at home construction sites. Other data on Thursday showed a spike...Tags: Economic Indicator, Unemployment Rate, Quarterly or Semiannual Financial Statements, Unemployment Benefits, Federal Reserve
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WRAPUP 1-Data raises questions about strength of U.S. economy
Reuters* U.S. claims rise sharply in latest week * Housing starts drop more than expected in April * Inflation data points to softer demand in economy By Jason Lange WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - The U.S. economy showed worrisome signs as jobless claims rose...Tags: Unemployment Rate, Economic Indicator, Quarterly or Semiannual Financial Statements, Unemployment Benefits, Federal Reserve
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Merkel ally wants no ECB purchases of Italian debt: newspaper
ReutersBERLIN (Reuters) - The European Central Bank should stop buying Italian government debt if Italy failed to meet its debt reduction requirements, a senior ally of German Chancellor Angela Merkel said in a newspaper interview published on Thursday. The ECB...Tags: Italy, Newspaper and Magazine, Angela Merkel, European Debt Crisis, European Central Bank
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Japan sees results from 'Abenomics' growth strategy, as GDP jumps 3.5 pct, beating forecasts
AP Business WriterTOKYO (AP) — Japan's economy grew by a stronger-than-expected 3.5 percent in annual terms last quarter, giving Prime Minister Shinzo Abe a boost as his government tackles reforms needed to ensure a sustained recovery from two decades of malaise....Tags: Demonstration, Tokyo (Japan), Economic Indicator, Consumers, Economy, Business and Finance
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Gray's Priority As Regents President: Restore Trust, Integrity
The Hartford CourantGregory Gray says his top priority as the new president of the state's Board of Regents for Higher Education will be "to restore trust and integrity" in the position and in the regents system. Gray, 64, who is expected to be appointed by the regents...Tags: Students, Finance, Government, Economy, Business and Finance, Political Fundraising
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ANALYSIS-Budget deficit cut adds to optimism about U.S. assets
ReutersBy Steven C. Johnson NEW YORK, May 16 (Reuters) - U.S. companies are hiring more workers and home prices, stock markets and energy production are climbing. But a sudden narrowing in the U.S. budget deficit could trump all that - and provide another leg...Tags: Economic Indicator, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Government, S&P 500, International Energy
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Japan's first-quarter growth spurt shows early benefits of Abe's policy gamble
ReutersTOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's economy expanded at a rapid clip at the start of the year, the first hard evidence that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's sweeping stimulus is beginning to rouse consumers and businesses into action even as risks loomed in the horizon....Tags: Parliament, Foreign Exchange Market, Weather Reports, Tokyo (Japan), Exports
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ANALYSIS-For all the debt, there's a shortage of bonds
ReutersBy Mike Dolan LONDON, May 15 (Reuters) - Debt may be everywhere but there's a scarcity of bonds. With governments awash with debt and furiously selling new securities to fund bloated budget deficits, the idea of a bond shortage on the marketplace may...Tags: Ben Bernanke, Finance, JPMorgan Chase & Co., International Monetary Fund, Central Bank
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Treasury makes first move to buy time under debt ceiling
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Treasury on Wednesday announced the first of a potential series of emergency cash measures to allow the government to keep paying the nation's bills once a temporary suspension of the debt ceiling lapses this weekend. To...Tags: Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, U.S. Congress, Financial Markets, Freddie Mac
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