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• October Jobless Rate Probably Rose

  By Alex Kowalski, Bloomberg  |  October 29, 2012

  Consensus forecast calls for 125,000 increase in October payrolls Friday.

• Economy Expands 2% in Q3

  By Shobhana Chandra, Bloomberg  |  October 26, 2012

  Stronger-than-expected growth reflects pick-ups in consumer and government spending, residential construction.

• U.S. Firings Reach Highest Since 2010

  By Chris Burritt, Bloomberg  |  October 25, 2012

  As sales slump, companies from Ford to Dow Chemical announce job cuts.

• Fed Calls Growth ‘Moderate’

  By Joshua Zumbrun, Bloomberg  |  October 24, 2012

  Central bank says again that rates are likely to stay near zero through mid-2015.

• Euro-Area Recession Deepens

  By Stefan Riecher and Simone Meier, Bloomberg  |  October 24, 2012

  Services and manufacturing output contract more than expected in October.

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  U.S. Companies Spend Most on Liability Insurance

  By Anya Khalamayzer, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  October 23, 2012

  Premiums for liability coverage average $1.75 for every $1,000 in revenue, more than for any other type of coverage.

• Housing Revival Boosts U.S. Economic Outlook

  By Elizabeth Dexheimer and Michelle Jamrisko, Bloomberg  |  October 18, 2012

  Gains in consumer confidence and leading indicators suggest influence of housing recovery.

• Chinese Growth Slows in Q3

  By Bloomberg News  |  October 18, 2012

  But September retail sales and industrial production data show a pick-up.

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  Yen Drops Versus Most Major Peers as U.S Retail Sales Increase

  By Joseph Ciolli and Lukanyo Mnyanda  |  October 15, 2012

  FX volatile as U.S. retail sales report better than expected.

• China's Slowdown Reverberates

  By Karl Lester M. Yap, Bloomberg  |  October 3, 2012

  Asian Development Bank lowers its forecasts for the region’s 2012 growth.