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Unemployment rate dips to 4.5 percent
Mar 9 2007 5:02PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The unemployment rate dipped to 4.5 percent and workers got fatter paychecks in February, even as bad winter weather sent a bit of a chill through U.S. job growth.
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Trade deficit slides 3.8 percent in Jan.
Mar 9 2007 1:43PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The trade deficit narrowed slightly in January as U.S. exports rose to an all-time high while imports dropped, sending a hopeful signal that the country's trade imbalances may finally start to improve this year.
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Demand for corn driving up meat prices
Mar 9 2007 11:47AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Strong demand for corn from ethanol plants is driving up the cost of livestock and will raise prices for beef, pork and chicken, the Agriculture Department said Friday.
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Demand for corn driving up meat prices
Mar 9 2007 11:47AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Strong demand for corn from ethanol plants is driving up the cost of livestock and will raise prices for beef, pork and chicken, the Agriculture Department said Friday.
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