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December jobs report: Payrolls up, Unemployment rate at 9.4% CNNMoney By Annalyn Censky, staff reporterJanuary 7, 2011: 10:05 AM ET NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- High hopes for December's employment numbers were dashed Friday, when the Labor Department reported disappointing job gains for the month. But the unemployment rate ... See all stories on this topic »

Bernanke Sees Slow Drop in Joblessness Even With Growth Pickup Bloomberg By Scott Lanman - Fri Jan 07 14:30:00 GMT 2011 Jan. 7 (Bloomberg) -- US Senator Charles Grassley, an Iowa Republican, discusses the outlook for today's testimony by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke and the federal budget deficit. ... See all stories on this topic »

Swiss Franc Advances Against Dollar, Euro on Europe Debt Risk Bloomberg By Garth Theunissen - Fri Jan 07 12:41:35 GMT 2011 The Swiss franc strengthened for a second day against the dollar and euro, paring weekly declines, as concern Europe's debt crisis may worsen boosted demand for the relative safety of the Alpine ... See all stories on this topic »

Liz Claiborne's Unhappy Holiday Forbes (blog) By HEATHER STRUCK Liz Claiborne shares are down 12% Friday morning just after the bell, trading at $6.04. The retailer that owns the fashion brands Juicy Couture, Lucky Brand, and Mexx Europe and Canada lost heavily in December comparative sales. ... See all stories on this topic » Forbes (blog)

Judge orders Stanford get drug treatment Houston Chronicle By LM SIXEL Alleged Ponzi scheme leader R. Allen Stanford has been held in federal custody without bail. Accused swindler R. Allen Stanford cannot be tried until he undergoes detoxification from addictions to medications he's received in jail, ... See all stories on this topic » Houston Chronicle

KB Home profit tops forecasts, shares jump Reuters NEW YORK (Reuters) - KB Home (KBH.N) posted a quarterly profit without the benefit of tax gains for the first time in almost four years, boosted by higher margins and cost cutting, sending the builder's shares up 5 percent. ... See all stories on this topic »

US crude futures up, focus on jobs data Reuters An employee walks past a pump jack at a PetroChina plant on the outskirts of Shenyang, Liaoning province January 13, 2008. By Zaida Espana LONDON (Reuters) - US crude oil futures were firmer above $89 a barrel on Friday as expectations US jobs data ... See all stories on this topic » Reuters

Wall Street flat after payrolls data, energy up Reuters By Rodrigo Campos NEW YORK (Reuters) - US stocks were little changed on Friday as investors assessed a mixed US payrolls report that failed to confirm heightened expectations of a healing labor market. Oil-related shares led gains, with the S&P energy ... See all stories on this topic » Reuters

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