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Tesla unveils $35,000-Model 3 with range of 215 miles

By Alexandria Sage and Joseph White HAWTHORNE, Calif. (Reuters) – Tesla Motors gave a sneak preview Thursday of its Model 3 sedan, saying more than 130,000 people had ordered the car, even though it is more than a year away from production. Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk unveiled a prototype of the Model 3 in Hawthorne, California outside Los Angeles to hundreds of Tesla owners and the media, saying the vehicle will go into production in 2017 at a starting price of $35,000. Tesla shares have jumped …

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Strong U.S. jobs report unlikely to sway cautious Fed

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. employment increased solidly in March and wages rebounded, underscoring the economy's resilience, but the Federal Reserve is expected to remain cautious in raising interest rates this year due to slowing global growth. Nonfarm payrolls increased 215,000 last month, the Labor Department

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U.S. manufacturing still weak; labor market flexes muscle

New orders for long-lasting U.S. manufactured goods fell in February as the sector continued to struggle with the lingering effects of a robust dollar and lower oil prices. While other data on Thursday showed an increase …

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ECB rate meeting, Chinese data in focus

By Balazs Koranyi FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The European Central Bank is almost certain to ease policy next week as depressed commodity prices raise the risk of deflation, while a string of data from China will offer clues about the extent of the recent emerging market slowdown. Growth in most key economies has slowed this year as states such as China to Brazil attempt to rebalance, weighing on global demand and sending deflationary waves around the…

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Exclusive: Citigroup executives avoid U.S. charges over mortgage bonds – document

By Nate Raymond NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. authorities have decided not to pursue criminal charges against any Citigroup Inc executives or employees involved in packaging and selling mortgage-backed securities at the heart of the 2008 financial crisis, a government report shows. The decision, which followed Citigroup's $7-billion settlement in 2014 resolving federal and state civil claims related to mortgage bonds, was described in a November report…

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U.S. trade deficit widens as exports hit five-and-a-half-year low

The Commerce Department said on Friday the trade gap increased 2.2 percent to $45.7 billion. December's trade deficit was revised up to $44.7 billion from the previously reported $43.4 billion. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast the trade deficit widening to $44.0 billion in January.

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U.S. payrolls surge, bolster Fed rate hike prospects

U.S. employment gains surged in February, the clearest sign yet of labor market strength that could further ease fears the economy was heading into recession and allow the Federal …

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Boeing 737 MAX jet successfully completes first flight

The plane is the fourth version of the original 737, which made its first flight in 1967 and has become one of Boeing's most profitable aircraft. The 737 MAX features new engines from CFM International, a joint venture of General Electric and Safran SA of France , and other refinements that improve fuel efficiency by 14 percent compared with…

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Fed is clearly on a path of returning rates to normal: Williams

The Federal Reserve is clearly on a path of returning interest rates to a normal level of 3 percent to 3.5 percent over the next few years, a top Federal Reserve official said on Friday. Raising rates in December was the right thing to do, given the improvement in the labor market, San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President

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Weak U.S. data clouds December rate hike possibility

U.S. consumer spending in September recorded its smallest gain in eight months as personal income barely rose, suggesting some cooling in domestic demand after recent hefty increases. The Commerce Department data and another report from the Labor Department on Friday also showed weak inflationary pressures, which would argue against the Federal Reserve raising interest rates at the end of the year

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