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US unemployment rate reaches 7.6%
Cannon_Fodder
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http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7874955.stm
"According to the US Labor Department, the economy lost 598,000 non-farm jobs for the month, and it also revised upwards the job losses for December."
"According to the US Labor Department, the economy lost 598,000 non-farm jobs for the month, and it also revised upwards the job losses for December."
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Stocks Up............Treasuries Down :eek:'In nature, there are neither rewards nor punishments - there are Consequences.'0
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............and USD up !!!!!!!!!! :eek:'In nature, there are neither rewards nor punishments - there are Consequences.'0
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BBC have edited their page;
"The Labor Department revised upwards its estimate of job losses for December to 577,000 from 524,000."
50,000 is the ADJUSTMENT, ouch.0
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