| | | U.S. jobless claims increase more than expected | | | WASHINGTON, Dec 21 (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits increased more than expected last week, but the underlying trend remained consistent with a tightening labor market. |
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| | | Toys "R" Us plans new playdate with U.S. shoppers | | | WALLKILL, NEW YORK (Reuters) - Joshua and Amy Hightower drive 40 minutes to a Toys "R" Us Inc store in a blue collar neighborhood in Wallkill, one of the farthest reaches of the New York City suburbs, so their children can try toys at an amusement area dubbed the "play lab." |
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| | | U.S. third quarter economic growth lowered to 3.2 percent | | | WASHINGTON, Dec 21 (Reuters) - The U.S. economy grew at its fastest pace in more than two years in the third quarter, powered by robust business spending, and is poised for what could be a modest lift next year from sweeping tax cuts passed by Congress this week. |
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| | | Kobe Steel says senior executives knew about data tampering | | | TOKYO (Reuters) - Kobe Steel Ltd , at the centre of a data-falsification scandal that has shaken Japan's manufacturing industry, admitted for the first time that executives were aware of the cheating, and reassigned three senior officials. |
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| | | BNY Mellon freezes $22 billion in Kazakhstan assets: source | | | ALMATY (Reuters) - The Bank of New York Mellon has frozen $22 billion in assets held by Kazakhstan's National Fund over a lawsuit launched by Moldovan businessman Anatolie Stati and his companies against the Kazakh government, a source familiar with the case said on Thursday. |
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