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| Jobless claims fall, trade gap narrows on oil |
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of U.S. workers filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell only slightly last week, indicating a sluggish return to jobs growth. The U.S. trade gap shrank as oil imports fell.
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| Small businesses pounded by payroll taxes |
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CHICAGO (Reuters.com) - Indiana small business owner Mike Hutson is facing a wakeup call when payroll taxes come due in April. Hutson's bill is set to triple as record-high numbers of unemployed workers claim benefits from the state's bankrupt unemployment trust fund.
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| Democrats move closer to healthcare deal |
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional Democrats drew closer on Thursday to agreement on a broad healthcare overhaul that could clear the way for a final vote in the next few weeks, but vowed not to be bound by White House deadlines.
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| GDP seen slowing, tying Fed hands on rates |
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - After a growth spurt at the end of 2009, the U.S. economy will slow in the months ahead, keeping the Federal Reserve from raising borrowing costs until the final three months of the year, a Reuters poll showed.
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| World's richest man, Carlos Slim, a born wheeler-dealer |
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MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's Carlos Slim, named the world's richest man on Wednesday, first showed a talent for business as a 10-year-old kid when he filled his pockets with pesos selling drinks and snacks to his family.
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| Need a bank loan? Try Texas |
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BANGALORE (Reuters) - Texas banks are emerging from the recession in far better shape, thanks to the lessons learned from the crisis they faced two decades ago.
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| Cloud video game service OnLive to launch in June |
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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - OnLive is set to launch its "cloud-based" video game service in June, as the closely watched start-up looks to challenge home console heavyweights with the promise of on-demand gaming.
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| Smartphones will shake up paid content debate |
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ABU DHABI (Reuters) - Media companies longing to bring a paid-for culture to the Internet might just get what they want if they pay more attention to the smartphone revolution that is changing the way people access the Web.
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