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• U.S. GDP Beat Forecasts in Third Quarter, Growing 3.1%

  By Alex Kowalski, Bloomberg News  |  December 20, 2012

  Economists expect spurt to fade this period, amid economic and political challenges.

• Jobless Claims Fall to 343,000

  By Alex Kowalski, Bloomberg  |  December 13, 2012

  Lowest level of claims in nine weeks is more evidence labor market is improving.

• November Payrolls Up More Than Expected

  By Shobhana Chandra, Bloomberg  |  December 7, 2012

  Despite Sandy, 146,000 jobs added last month; unemployment rate declines to 7.7%.

• Jobless Claims Decline

  By Shobhana Chandra, Bloomberg  |  December 6, 2012

  Sandy's impact wanes on claims, but storm is expected to dampen November payroll gains.

• Uniform Rentals Suggest Extended Job Gains

  By Anna-Louise Jackson and Anthony Feld, Bloomberg  |  November 29, 2012

  Investor argues performance of uniform-rental companies is good gauge of U.S. hiring trends.

• Business Inventories Up 0.7% in September

  By Michelle Jamrisko, Bloomberg  |  November 14, 2012

  Inventories grew more slowly than sales, suggesting companies had little oversupply ahead of Sandy.

• U.S. Economy Set to Improve

  By Rich Miller and Steve Matthews, Bloomberg  |  November 5, 2012

  No matter who wins the White House, U.S. growth will accelerate.

• Bond Sales Soar to $17.3 Bln in Busy Friday

  By Sarika Gangar and Charles Mead, Bloomberg  |  November 2, 2012

  Verizon and Microsoft lead companies trying to issue debt prior to elections.

• U.S. Payrolls Rise More Than Expected

  By Alex Kowalski, Bloomberg  |  November 2, 2012

  October gain of 171,000 jobs is accompanied by rise in jobless rate to 7.9%.

• Companies Add Most Workers in Eight Months

  By Alex Kowalski, Bloomberg  |  November 1, 2012

  ADP reports 158,000 increase in U.S. payrolls in October.