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China unveils new incentives to boost employment

China's cabinet unveiled new measures on Friday to boost employment, offering more flexible tax breaks to companies to hire the jobless, preferential loans and incentives for farmers and new graduates.

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U.S. factory activity growth slows in April: Markit

Expansion in the U.S. manufacturing sector weakened in April as growth in output and new orders fell, according to an industry report released on Friday.

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China says employment resilient despite slower economic growth

China said on Friday that urban employment held up in the first quarter even as economic growth slowed to a 6-year low, but the labor ministry warned that authorities cannot be "blindly optimistic" as the pace of job creation is slowing.

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China has plenty of room to maneuver policy: Premier Li

China has a lot of room to maneuver its policy and boost its economy having avoided using strong, short-term stimulus in recent years, Premier Li Keqiang said on Sunday, in a rare suggestion that authorities can do much more to stoke growth.

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China PMI shows factory activity shrank again in February

Hours after China's central bank cut interest rates to battle slowing growth and rising deflationary risk, an official survey showed on Sunday that activity in China's factory sector contracted for a second straight month in February.

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German wage deal could boost consumer-driven growth

An inflation-busting wage deal for Germany's biggest labor union agreed on Tuesday looks set to boost household spending this year after consumer activity propelled strong growth in Europe's largest economy at the end of 2014.

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U.S. factory activity edges up in February: Markit

The U.S. manufacturing sector expanded in February at its fastest rate since November, after notching its lowest reading in a year in the prior month, an industry report showed on Friday.

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Unemployment at record low in Germany, record high in Italy

Germany's unemployment rate dropped to a record low of 6.5 percent in December while Italy's pushed up to a new high of 13.4 percent, underscoring the vast differences within the struggling euro zone economy.

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Bullish U.S. jobs report keeps Fed on track for mid-2015 rate hike

U.S. employers added the largest number of workers in nearly three years in November and wage gains picked up, a sign of economic strength that could draw the Federal Reserve closer to raising interest rates.

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U.S. services sector activity grows, November rate slows: Markit

The U.S. services sector expanded in November at a slower rate than the previous month as growth in new business slowed, an industry report showed on Monday.

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U.S. hiring seen rebounding in September

U.S. employers likely stepped up hiring in September and the jobless rate probably held at a six-year low, which could bolster bets on a Federal Reserve rate hike in mid-2015.

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China September factory activity edges up on stronger orders but employment shrinks

Activity in China's manufacturing sector unexpectedly picked up in September even as factory employment slumped to a 5-1/2-year low, a survey showed on Tuesday, a potential source of worry for Communist leaders who prize social stability above all else.

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Post shutdown, US businesses boost economy

Employment, salaries, automotive and other industries grow after the sixteen day US government furlough.

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Amazon conducts massive recruitment before Obama comes to visit

Amazon's hiring spree aimed to fill up more than 5,000 full-time jobs before Obama's visit on Tuesday.

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