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• U.S. Companies Are Hiring

  By Rich Miller and Shobhana Chandra, Bloomberg  |  March 25, 2013

  Payrolls vault to higher pace for companies from Ford to Geico.

• Economists Don’t See U.S. Debt as a Crisis

  By David J. Lynch, Bloomberg  |  March 22, 2013

  U.S. growth is picking up despite the federal deficit.

• Rebound in Job Openings Point to Healing Labor Market

  By Alex Kowalski, Bloomberg  |  March 12, 2013

  Labor Department says 3.69 million positions were waiting to be filled in January.

• February Payrolls Surge

  By Alex Kowalski, Bloomberg  |  March 8, 2013

  Bigger-than-expected jobs gain of 236,000 is accompanied by a decline in the jobless rate.

• Corporate Bond Sales Slow

  By Sarika Gangar, Bloomberg  |  February 28, 2013

  Market is on track for the slowest February since 2008 on prospect of rising U.S. interest rates.

• G-20 Signals Support for Japan Easing

  By Simon Kennedy, Toru Fujioka and Raymond Colitt, Bloomberg  |  February 18, 2013

  But global finance chiefs draw the line at publicly advocating a weaker yen.

• Fed Could Maintain Stimulus After QE Ends: Yellen

  By Craig Torres and Jeanna Smialek  |  February 12, 2013

  Fed vice chair says the central bank could keep rates low even after achieving inflation or employment targets.

• ECB Holds Rates Steady

  By Stefan Riecher, Bloomberg  |  February 7, 2013

  No change in European monetary policy although stronger euro threatens economic recovery.

• U.S. Budget Discord Seen as Top Threat to Global Economy

  By David J. Lynch, Bloomberg  |  January 22, 2013

  European debt crisis ranks as second biggest worry for investors, poll shows.

• Bernanke Strikes Yen Blow

  By Masaki Kondo, Mariko Ishikawa and Shigeki Nozawa, Bloomberg  |  January 7, 2013

  Japanese currency hits 2½-year against the dollar on possibility Fed will end bond purchases this year.