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U.S. factories grow at slowest pace in 2½ years; hiring falls

WASHINGTON – U.S. factory activity grew last month at its slowest pace since May 2013 as manufacturers pared their stockpiles and cut jobs. The Institute for Supply Management sa...

DATE: Nov 2, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Strong sales lift U.S. home prices 5.1 percent in August

WASHINGTON – Solid sales pushed up U.S. home prices at a steady pace in August from a year earlier, a sign that the housing market is improving despite a slowdown in the overall economy. ...

DATE: Oct 27, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

U.S. hiring slowed in September as global economy weakened

WASHINGTON – U.S. employers cut back sharply on hiring in September and added fewer jobs in July and August than previously thought – a sour note for a labor market that had been steadily im...

DATE: Oct 2, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

U.S. home prices rise steadily in July, lifted by higher sales

WASHINGTON – U.S. home prices rose at a solid pace in July, as would-be buyers competed for a diminished supply of available housing. The Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller 20-city ho...

DATE: Sep 29, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

U.S. new-home sales surge 5.7 percent in August to 7-year high

WASHINGTON – Buoyed by steady job gains and low mortgage rates, Americans purchased new homes in August at the fastest pace in more than seven years. New-home sales surged 5.7 per...

DATE: Sep 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Tight supplies hamper existing-home sales

WASHINGTON – U.S. home sales slid in August by the most since January as tight supplies and rising prices discouraged potential buyers. The National Association of Realtors said ...

DATE: Sep 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

U.S. employers added 173K jobs in August; rate falls to 5.1 percent

WASHINGTON – The U.S. unemployment rate fell to a seven-year low in August as employers added a modest 173,000 jobs, a key piece of evidence for the Federal Reserve in deciding whether to ra...

DATE: Sep 4, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Unemployment stays low in U.S. states with nomination fights

WASHINGTON – Unemployment rates fell in 24 U.S. states last month, including some of those with early presidential nominating contests. Jobless rates rose in 14 states and were u...

DATE: Aug 21, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

U.S. hiring reaches six-month high in June; quits also rise

The Labor Department said Wednesday that total hiring rose 2.3 percent to 5.18 million in June, the most in six months and second-highest total since the recession ended in June 2009. ...

DATE: Aug 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Strong home sales, limited supply lift U.S. home prices in May

WASHINGTON – U.S. home prices rose steadily in May, pushed higher by a healthy increase in sales this year. The Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller 20-city home price index climbed 4.9...

DATE: Jul 28, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Applications for U.S. unemployment aid plummet to 42-year low

WASHINGTON – Six years after a brutal recession that wiped out more than 8.5 million jobs, Americans are now enjoying a nearly unprecedented level of job security. The number of ...

DATE: Jul 23, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

U.S. unemployment falls to 7-year low, but wages are flat

WASHINGTON – U.S. unemployment fell to a seven-year low of 5.3 percent and employers hired at a solid pace in June, but other gauges of the job market drew a bleaker picture: A wave of peopl...

DATE: Jul 2, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World