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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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Survey: Hiring plans of US CEOs at 3-year high (AP)

AP - The number of CEOs planning to ramp up hiring is at the highest level since mid-2007, according to a survey that suggests big U.S. companies are growing more confident about the economic recovery.

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Sector Snap: Housing stocks rise on housing report (AP)

AP - Shares of several homebuilders jumped Wednesday after a report showed pending home sales surged in April to the highest level since October.

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Consumer sentiment, inflation expectations rise (Reuters)

Reuters - Consumer sentiment rose a bit in May from April but stayed roughly unchanged from levels reported since February, while the one-year inflation expectations climbed to the highest since October 2008, a survey showed on Friday.

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Pa.’s hiring surge in April was biggest since 1996 (AP)

AP - Pennsylvania employers added 34,000 jobs in April, the highest monthly number since 1996, although unemployment remained at its highest rate in more than a quarter century.

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Deere profit tops expectations (Reuters)

Reuters - Deere & Co reported a stronger-than-expected quarterly profit on Wednesday, and raised its full-year outlook, buoyed by a recovery in demand for its construction equipment.

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Summary Box: New home building rises (AP)

AP - HOME CONSTRUCTION UP: Construction of homes surged 5.8 percent in April to the highest level in 18 months, fueled by buyers capitalizing on an expiring tax credit.

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Homebuilder confidence at 2-1/2 year high in May (Reuters)

Reuters - U.S. home-builder sentiment rose in May to the highest level in more than 2-1/2 years, boosted by a homebuyer tax credit and strengthening economy, the National Association of Home Builders said on Monday.

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Euro plunges to four-year low as debt fears weigh (AFP)

AFP - The euro plunged to a four-year low in volatile Tokyo trade Monday as fears about eurozone debt continued to hammer the single currency and regional stock markets.

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