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Unemployment rate drops to 4 1/2-year low
Feb 3 2006 4:59PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The nation's unemployment rate dropped to a 4 1/2-year low as businesses cranked up hiring in January, an encouraging sign that the economy started the year on the right foot.
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Factory orders up 1.1 percent in December
Feb 3 2006 10:05AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - America's factories saw orders rise by 1.1 in December, a good sign that manufacturing was humming along heading into the new year.
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