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Weak private hiring in June shows tepid U.S. recovery

U.S. private payrolls rose only modestly in June and overall employment fell for the first time this year as thousands of temporary census jobs ended, indicating the economic recovery is failing to pick up steam.

Gulf oil cleanup resumes, new drilling rules awaited

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Washington was preparing a revised offshore oil drilling moratorium and cleanup efforts in the Gulf of Mexico returned to normal on Friday after hurricane Alex passed through the region without doing major damage.

GM to file mid-August IPO: sources

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General Motors Co plans to file its nearly $20 billion initial public offering in mid-August, a source familiar with the situation said Friday, later than some expected as bankers work to help sort out the automaker's finances post-bankruptcy.
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Lady Gaga heads for 10 million Facebook fan record

Glam pop singer Lady Gaga is on the brink of becoming the first living person to have 10 million fans on a single social networking site, having already overtaken U.S. President Barack Obama on Facebook, a British group that measures online popularity said on Friday.
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Market ends lower after jobs data

U.S. stocks ended lower on Friday and closed out their worst week in two months as disappointing jobs data was the latest in a series of economic reports showing a tepid recovery.
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Payrolls, technical break knock Wall Street

Stocks fell on Friday and were on track for their worst week in two months as disappointing jobs data joined other economic reports pointing to a slowing of the recovery.
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Weak private hiring shows tepid recovery

Private payrolls rose only modestly in June and overall employment fell for the first time this year as thousands of temporary census jobs ended, showing the economic recovery failing to pick up steam.
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Special Report: Should BP nuke its leaking well?

His face wracked by age and his voice rasping after decades of chain-smoking coarse tobacco, the former long-time Russian Minister of nuclear energy and veteran Soviet physicist Viktor Mikhailov knows just how to fix BP's oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Fund managers under pressure to rebuild trust

Fund managers have failed to rebuild relationships with investors that soured when the global financial crisis left them nursing billions in losses, leaving their clients even more disgruntled.
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Dollar drops vs euro as U.S. jobs report disappoints

The U.S. dollar slipped against the euro on Friday, extending the previous day's steep losses on concerns over the U.S. economic recovery after disappointing U.S. jobs data. U.S. private payrolls rose less than expected in June and overall employment fell for the first time this year as thousands of temporary Census jobs ended, indicating the economic recovery is failing to gain traction.
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Wall St edges lower on payrolls, technicals

Wall Street indexes fell slightly on Friday, on track for the worst week in two months, after government data showed the U.S. economy shed jobs in June for the first time this year.
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Instant View: Nonfarm payrolls fall in June

Employment fell for the first time this year in June as thousands of temporary census jobs ended and private hiring grew less than expected, dealing a blow to President Barack Obama who has identified job creation as a key priority.
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Oil dips after U.S. employment data

Crude oil futures dipped on Friday, reversing gains made after the market interpreted U.S. employment data as slightly more positive for economic growth than expected.
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Wall Street flat after 4-day slide and payrolls data

Wall Street indexes were trading around the break-even point on Friday after government data showed employment in the United States fell in June for the first time this year but not as much as some had expected.
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Rate futures suggest Fed on hold longer into 2011

U.S. interest-rate futures traders are betting the Federal Reserve will keep short-term interest rates on hold for another year after a government report showed private companies hired fewer people than expected last month, suggesting the economic recovery is losing steam.
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U.S. dollar falls vs euro after jobs report

The U.S. dollar fell against the euro on Friday, extending the previous day's steep losses on concerns over the U.S. economic recovery after worse-than-expected U.S. jobs data. The report showed a larger-than-expected drop in U.S. June nonfarm payrolls to 125,000, due to layoffs of temporary government workers, even as the unemployment rate unexpectedly fell to 9.5 percent.

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