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* HK business activity up in August for first time in 14 mths * Orders up for a second month, at fastest pace since Dec '07 * Companies continue to shed staff but pace of...

SYDNEY, Nov 10 - A private gauge of Australian business activity rose sharply in October, reaching highs last seen in early 2008 as profits, sales and employment all picked up. The upbeat result came despite...

NEW YORK,July 31 - Business activity in the U.S. Midwest improved in July, which was its strongest month since last September when Lehman Brothers' failure pushed the banking sector to the brink of collapse, a...

CHICAGO, May 29 - Business activity in the U.S. Midwest contracted in May at a much more severe rate than expected, reversing an unexpectedly strong result last month, a report showed on Friday. The Institute...

HONG KONG, April 1 - Private-sector business activity in Hong Kong shrank in March for a ninth straight month as orders continued to be hit by weak global demand, although the pace of contraction notably...

HONG KONG, April 1 - Private-sector business activity in Hong Kong shrank in March for a ninth straight month as orders continued to be hit by weak global demand, although the pace of contraction notably...

HONG KONG, March 2 - Private-sector business activity in Hong Kong continued to shrink in February as the territory suffered the effects of weak global demand, but the pace of decline eased slightly for a...

HONG KONG, Feb 2 - Private-sector business activity in Hong Kong contracted for a seventh month in January as the volume of new orders plunged amid weak global demand, prompting companies to cut more jobs,...

SYDNEY, July 28 - Australian business conditions and confidence picked up markedly last quarter from the depths seen early in the year, a survey showed on Tuesday, though firms remained cautious on the longer-term outlook....

* U.S. unemployment surges to highest rate since 1983 * U.S. service activity contracts * US shares rise, helped by Bernanke; Treasury yields rise * Contraction in euro zone services PMI slows in March (For...