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US payrolls up, jobless rate at 9-year low

The Labor Department’s November jobs report provides a last key bit of economic data for the Federal Reserve before a policy meeting on December 13 and December 14 that is

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The number of people signing up for Obamacare is soaring

Congress should improve it, not repeal it.

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Only about 1 in 4 wants Trump to repeal health law

But never mind having a plan for the “replace” part of “repeal and replace”, Republicans don’t even agree on the basic timetable. The nominee had to have a conceivable grasp

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Saudi Arabia Pulls Off Deal To Cut OPEC Oil Production

News of the deal drove the key global benchmark Brent crude up by 9 per cent to $US50.41 a barrel with U.S. prices rising a similar amount.

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Thanksgiving Shopping Expected To Match Last Year’s Level

Bedford native Mindy Warren also made the trip to Bloomington with her mother. “So many people have already visited, I’m not sure if they’re going to still be there or

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Referendum on December 4th Could Decide The Fate of The Euro

“In contrast to the U.K.’s EU referendum, or the USA elections, where the results were a surprise, the markets are likely to be much better prepared for a negative outcome

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Striking workers to demonstrate at Denver airport

In Detroit, more than three dozen demonstrators were put in handcuffs Tuesdaymorning during a protest near a fast food restaurant.

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OPEC debates oil cuts amid deep disagreement

Oil markets edged up in nervous trading on Wednesday ahead of an OPEC meeting later in the day, with members of the producer cartel trying to thrash out an output

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DirecTV Now Makes More Than 100 Streaming Channels Available to Cordcutters

The surge in online video options has been matched by a flood of subscribers out of traditional television services. AT&T acquired DirecTV for US$48.5 billion past year, making it the

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Feds give states more time to bolster struggling schools

Advocates point to one DeVos relationship that they say gives them hope for how she may approach LGBT issues: Greg McNeilly, a political adviser to DeVos and the chief operating

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With deals offered early, will shoppers buy on Cyber Monday?

Sales from this Cyber Monday could hit at least $3.3 billion.

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Oil prices dip on scepticism ahead of OPEC meeting

Another delegate, when asked about the prospects for a deal, said: “Nobody knows yet”.

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