2014年12月24日 星期三

2014-12-25 U.S. Business


San Antonio Express-News
   
Fewest Americans in Seven Weeks File Jobless-Benefit Claims   
San Antonio Express-News
Fewer Americans than forecast filed applications for unemployment benefits last week, a sign that the job market is making progress as the year ends. Jobless claims dropped by 9,000 to 280,000 in the week ended Saturday, the fewest since early November, ...

Unemployment claims drop showing optimistic future   TheCelebrityCafe.com
Recipients of Jobless Benefits Down Sharply   Wall Street Journal
US jobless claims fall to seven-week low   Reuters
KABC-TV   
USA TODAY   
Wall Street Hedge   
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TODAYonline
   
Shoppers Flock to Retail Stores for Last-Minute Gifts   
KULR-TV
BILLINGS - The countdown is on for last-minute shoppers. With only hours left until Christmas is here, shoppers are flocking to retailers, snatching up final holiday deals. "I like going shopping earlier, so that way it's not crowded, because if we do it now, ...

It Looks LIke US Retailers Are Just Barely Going To Meet Holiday Expectations   Business Insider
3 Stocks for a Brighter Christmas - Analyst Blog   Nasdaq

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New York Times
   
Uber Called 'Criminal Enterprise' by Philadelphia Cab Owners   
Businessweek
Uber Technologies Inc., facing a legal backlash as it expands globally, was called a “criminal enterprise” in a lawsuit by Philadelphia cab companies seeking to block the on-demand car service from operating in the city. “Not since the days of bootlegging has ...

Uber slapped with suit by 45 Phila. taxi companies   Philly.com
Philadelphia taxi firms file suit against Uber   SFGate

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Chicago Sun-Times
   
CFTC Fines MF Global's Parent Company $100 Million   
Wall Street Journal
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission said it fined the parent company of failed brokerage MF Global Inc. $100 million as part of a settlement stemming from the firm's 2011 collapse. The settlement, approved by a federal judge in New York on ...

In brief: MF Global Holdings told to pay $1.2 billion   Houston Chronicle
MF Global Holdings to pay $100 mln fine in CFTC settlement   Reuters
MF Global $1.3 Billion Accord Over Losses Is Approved   Bloomberg
ABC News   
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RT
   
Best and worst places for the minimum wage   
Chron.com
In 21 states, increases in the minimum wage have apparently forced Walmart to make adjustments to more than 1,400 stores, Reuters reports. In a memo circulated among store managers in December, the mega retailer announced changes to its pay ...

Wal-Mart tests gift card exchange   Richmond.com
Walmart Increasing Wages In One-Third Of Stores   Headlines & Global News
Walmart will take your unwanted holiday gift cards   The Verge
RT   
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New York Times
   
Oil's Swift Fall Raises Fortunes of US Abroad   
New York Times
BRUSSELS — A plunge in oil prices has sent tremors through the global political and economic order, setting off an abrupt shift in fortunes that has bolstered the interests of the United States and pushed several big oil-exporting nations — particularly those ...

Power dreams   The News International
Some Surprises Among Economic Stories in 2014   Voice of America (blog)
2014's Booms, Bans, and Busts no. 4: Exports & Mexico's energy ...   Bakken.com
NPR   
Al Jazeera America   
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Chicago Sun-Times
   
Bad Santa? 5 tips to tackle holiday gift returns   
Tribune-Review
From the shale fields to the cooling towers, Trib Total Media covers the energy industry in Western Pennsylvania and beyond. For the latest news and views on gas, coal, electricity and more, check out On the Grid today.
Bad Santa? 5 tips to tackle your holiday gift returns   Charlotte Observer

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International Business Times
   
FAA Issues Drone Warning Video, As Thousands Are Set To Receive ...   
International Business Times
The FAA has released a safety video for recreational drone pilots, as surging sales of the unmanned aircraft are set to have thousands of new flyers in the air this holiday season. Getty Images. The FAA is concerned that the thousands of Americans who find ...

As drones are gifted, the FAA issues a warning   CBS News
Drones becoming a popular Christmas gift   KSN-TV
Show Your Kids This Video Before Giving Them a Christmas Drone   TIME
Los Angeles Times   
Mineral Wells Index   
Macro Insider   
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Fox News
   
Final voyage: Navy pays one cent to scrap aircraft carrier   
Fox News
The ship is too big to squeeze through the Panama Canal, and will instead make a five-month journey around the tip of South America. (US Navy) (US Navy). The USS Ranger's last voyage will cost the Navy a penny -- and one of its most legendary aircraft ...

Navy's USS Ranger aircraft carrier featured in 'Top Gun' to be scrapped for one ...   Washington Times
USS Ranger Heading to Port of Brownsville for Dismantling   KRGV
Aircraft carrier USS Ranger sold for scrap   KHQ Right Now

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Los Angeles Times
   
Mortgage rates edge up from this year's lows   
Los Angeles Times
Fixed mortgage rates ticked up this week but remain near lows for the year, according to Freddie Mac's weekly survey of lenders. lRelated U.S. growth is strongest in a decade · Business · U.S. growth is strongest in a decade. See all related. 8. The average ...

Mortgage rates edge up from record lows   Macro Insider
Freddie Mac: Fixed Mortgage Rates Up Slightly Heading Into Holidays   Mortgageorb
Average US 30-year mortgage edges up slightly   Newsday

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