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Job openings drop in May as hiring stays weak (AP)

AP - Job openings dropped in May from the previous month and layoffs edged up, fresh evidence that employers are reluctant to add workers.

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US trade deficit widens to $42.3 billion in May (AP)

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US trade deficit widens to $42.3 billion in May
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Oil hovers near $76 as stock markets sell off (AP)

AP - Oil prices hovered near $76 a barrel Wednesday in Asia as plunging stock markets undermined the confidence of crude traders, offsetting signs of improving U.S. demand.

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Chinese honey trade tainted by dirty dealings (AP)

AP - Businessman Yan Yongxiang was trying to get around stiff U.S. levies on imports of cheap Chinese honey. So he sent 15 shipping containers of cut-rate honey to the Philippines, where it was relabeled and sent on to the United States.

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Chinese honey trade tainted by dirty dealings
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NYSE halts Citigroup trading with circuit breakers (AP)

AP - The New York Stock Exchange halted trading of Citigroup Inc.

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NYSE halts Citigroup trading with circuit breakers
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Consumer confidence slumps, home prices rise (Reuters)

Reuters - U.S. consumer confidence dropped in June after rising for three months, adding to the view the economic recovery is slowing, while home prices unexpectedly climbed in April.

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Consumer confidence slumps, home prices rise
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