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U.S. jobless claims at five-month high; import prices fall

The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits rose to a five-month high last week, but this likely does not signal a deterioration in the labor market as the underlying trend remained consistent with tightening conditions. The reports did not change views the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates next Wednesday for the first time in nearly a decade. “As we approach the end of the year, jobless claims have a tendency to be more volatile due to seasonal adjustment issues around the holidays.

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Bernanke, Trichet, Brown join Pimco advisory board

Ben Bernanke, who chaired the U.S. Federal Reserve from 2006 to 2014 and was named a senior Pimco adviser in April, will lead the Pimco Global Advisory Board. The board also includes Jean-Claude Trichet, president of the European Central Bank from 2003 to 2011, and Gordon Brown, the U.K. prime minister from 2007 to 2010. Pimco, a unit of Allianz SE , had about $1.47 trillion of assets

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U.S. employment report a green light for Fed interest rate rise

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. employment increased at a healthy pace in November, in another sign of the economy's resilience, and will most likely be followed by the first Federal Reserve interest rate rise in a decade later this month. Nonfarm payrolls rose

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ADB chief doesn’t expect Fed hikes to trigger Asian financial crisis

By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Takashi Umekawa TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian Development Bank President Takehiko Nakao said on Thursday he did not expect U.S. interest rate rises to trigger a financial crisis in Asia, but the bank remains ready to lend support to vulnerable countries. The U.S. Federal Reserve is widely expected to raise interest rates for the first…

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U.S. manufacturing contracts, but rest of economy humming along

U.S. manufacturing contracted in November for the first time in three years as the sector buckled under the weight of a strong dollar and deep spending cuts by energy firms, but robust automobile sales suggested the economy remained on solid ground. Other data released on Tuesday showed a sturdy increase in construction spending in October, which should help offset the drag from manufacturing on fourth-quarter economic growth. With manufacturing accounting for only 12 percent of the …

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Fed approves curb to future ‘too big to fail’ lending

The Federal Reserve Board on Monday approved a proposal to curb its emergency lending powers, a change demanded by Congress after the central bank's controversial decision to aid AIG , Citigroup and others in 2008. The rule, unanimously approved by the Fed's Washington-based board in an open meeting, requires that any future emergency lending be only “broad-based” to address larger financial market…

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Fed’s Williams sees strong case for December interest-rate hike

By Ann Saphir BERKELEY, Calif. (Reuters) – There is a “strong case” for raising interest rates when Federal Reserve policymakers meet next month, as long as U.S. economic data does not disappoint, a top Fed official said on Saturday. “The data I think have been…

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Exclusive: Pfizer negotiating 2-3 percent Allergan break-up fee – sources

A break-up fee of that amount, to be paid by Pfizer if it were to walk away from the Allergan deal, would show confidence that the regulatory risk to the merger does not pose an existential threat, despite the U.S. Treasury planning this week to tighten the rules on corporate tax inversions, a key aspect of their plan. The break-up fee…

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Investors "swipe right" in Tinder-owner Match’s debut

Match Group, which touts itself as the world's No. 1 dating company, is seen as the crown jewel of Diller's media properties and has driven parent IAC/InterActiveCorp's profit and revenue in recent quarters. One of Match Group's most popular

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Fairly upbeat U.S. data highlight economy’s resilience

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – New U.S. applications for unemployment benefits fell last week while a gauge of U.S. economic activity rebounded in October, signs of a healthy labor market and economy that could give the Federal Reserve confidence to raise interest rates next month. Outside manufacturing, the economy has remained resilient despite faltering global growth. “Business rolls on unperturbed …

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