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Lakers’ Nash out; Blake starting at point guard
Los Angeles Lakers guard Steve Nash did not play against the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday night.
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Data point to sluggish US jobs market
Friday’s payrolls report is the last big economic indicator due before next week’s presidential election
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Data point to deepening eurozone crisis
Weaker than expected German data drag down the purchasing managers’ index figure for the eurozone to its lowest level since June 2009
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Retail sales point to stronger economic growth
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Retail sales rose in September as Americans stepped up purchases of everything from cars to electronics, a sign that consumer spending is driving faster economic growth.
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Retail sales point to stronger third-quarter consumer spending
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. retail sales rose in September as Americans bought more cars and gasoline, while a gauge of consumer spending pointed to stronger-than-expected economic growth in the third quarter.
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Jobless claims point to steady labor market
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits rose only slightly last week after a big drop the week before, keeping in place a trend that suggested a mild improvement in the labor market.
Donald gets first point as Euros eye Ryder rally
Europe’s comeback plan is on track, with Luke Donald winning the day’s first match at the Ryder Cup.
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Bubba, Webb deliver fourball point to go up 3-2
The Americans are currently leading the Ryder Cup 3-2 after winning the first of the fourball matches.
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Ryder Cup: Bradley-Mickelson get first point
The Ryder Cup is tied 2-2 after the opening matches.
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Brazile: A turning point for freedom
Donna Brazile says we are marking the anniversaries of Emancipation, which began in April, 1862 with the freeing of slaves in Washington, D.C.
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For Sept. 11 anniversary, a turning point passed?
NEW YORK (AP) — Is it time for a different kind of Sept. 11?
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Loan rates point to eurozone fractures
Interest rates paid by companies in the eurozone’s weaker economies have surged, highlighting the bloc’s fragmentation as the ECB loses control of borrowing costs
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Vietnam arrests point to greater malaise
The arrest of the co-founder and the chief executive of Asia Commercial Bank highlight the country’ slow-burning economic and political crisis
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Data point to slow pace of healing in economy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Growth in the manufacturing sector picked up in August, a sign the economy is resisting the global economic chill although a rise in new jobless claims last week pointed to a still-sluggish labor market.
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Greene: A turning point in VP choices
Bob Greene says when George McGovern picked Thomas Eagleton for his running mate in 1972, he didn’t know Eagleton had been treated for depression. It would prove disastrous for his candidacy.
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Demographic ‘tipping point’ for Arizona?
The biggest change in Arizona since the state adopted a tough immigration enforcement policy two years ago has been a more tolerant climate for immigrants, representatives from several groups said Monday.
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Weak retail sales point to slowing growth
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Retail sales fell for a second straight month in May and wholesale prices dropped by the most in three years, raising prospects of additional monetary policy easing from the Federal Reserve to spur economic growth.
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Signs point to Bosh starting Game 6 vs. Celtics
Erik Spoelstra would not commit to it Thursday, but all signs point to Chris Bosh re-entering the Miami Heat’s starting lineup for Game 6.
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Syria crisis ‘at tipping point’
Peace envoy Kofi Annan warns that the spectre of all-out sectarian war is approaching in Syria as its neighbours urge Russia to stop backing Damascus.
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PIMCO’s Gross warns of economic “breaking point”
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The debt crisis and central bank policy responses have degraded the quality and value of debt markets and signal a “potential breaking point” in the global economy, PIMCO’s Bill Gross, manager of the world’s largest bond…