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U.S. housing starts, permits rise in August
17 Sep 2009 04:34:03 PSTWASHINGTON, Sept 17 - New U.S. housing starts and permits rose in August to their highest level since November, lifted by a rebound in multifamily homes, a government report showed on Thursday. The Commerce Department...
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Concern grows as SEC mulls new U.S. market rules
16 Sep 2009 18:50:59 PSTNEW YORK, Sept 16 - With regulators poised to discuss potentially sweeping changes to U.S. stock trading, market operators and traders expressed concern on Wednesday about politics' growing role in the debate, but also confidence...
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U.S. House clears $3 bln for auto technology research
16 Sep 2009 17:26:15 PST* Plan aims to spur battery development * Some money available for trucks, transit research WASHINGTON, Sept 16 - The U.S. House of Representatives approved a $3 billion proposal on Wednesday to further spur research...
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Q+A-Baucus health bill a focus of U.S. Senate debate
16 Sep 2009 17:25:46 PSTWASHINGTON, Sept 16 - U.S. Senator Max Baucus made public a healthcare overhaul on Wednesday that would dramatically reshape the $2.5 trillion industry, but it faces grumbling from Democrats and has no Republican support. At...
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FACTBOX-Details of Baucus plan for U.S. healthcare reform
16 Sep 2009 17:15:20 PSTSept 16 - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus on Wednesday released his long-awaited proposal to overhaul the U.S. healthcare system, President Barack Obama's top domestic priority. The Baucus plan -- with a price tag...
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WRAPUP 1-Senate panel to release U.S. healthcare plan
16 Sep 2009 17:07:17 PST* Senator to unveil long-awaited healthcare plan * Plan does not include government-run insurance option * No Republicans backing proposal so far WASHINGTON, Sept 16 - Democratic U.S. Senator Max Baucus unveils a long-awaited healthcare...
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U.S. industrial output up 0.8 percent in August
16 Sep 2009 17:06:18 PSTWASHINGTON, Sept 16 - U.S. industrial production rose for a second consecutive month in August, Federal Reserve data showed on Wednesday, providing another piece of evidence that the economic recovery was under way. The 0.8...
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U.S. recovery takes hold as optimism builds
16 Sep 2009 17:06:04 PST* Rising optimism on strength of Q3 growth rebound * U.S. 2010 growth seen +2.7 percent (Q4/Q4 basis) * Double-dip recession probability cut to 20 pct from 25 pct NEW YORK, Sept 16 - The...
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U.S. Q2 current account gap smallest since 2001
16 Sep 2009 17:04:07 PSTWASHINGTON, Sept 16 - The U.S. current account shrank in the second quarter to $98.8 billion, the smallest deficit since the fourth quarter of 2001, a Commerce Department report showed on Wednesday. The deficit contracted...
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U.S. consumer prices up 0.4 pct in August
16 Sep 2009 17:04:00 PSTWASHINGTON, Sept 16 - U.S. consumer prices rose faster than expected in August from July on a spike in gasoline costs, government data showed on Wednesday, but the underlying trend pointed to muted inflation pressures....
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