As investors brace for the U.S. government's September employment data on Friday, two private-sector reports on Wednesday indicated that the American economy remains weak, although the pace of deterioration is at least slowing.
Reports said Greece private sector and government talks on debt restructuring are now progressing and an agreement could be announced soon.
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Reports said Greece private sector and government talks on debt restructuring have made some progress but still have not come to a complete resolution.
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Reports said Greece private sector and government talks on debt restructuring have made some progress but still have not come to a complete resolution, with patience growing thin among the participants.
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Stocks opened in positive territory and maintained the early gains through the afternoon as investors weighed news reports of rising private-sector participation in Greece's debt-restructuring plan.
Turns out going over the fiscal cliff did not have such a significant impact on U.S. businesses in December, at least judging by reports out Thursday on private sector hiring, auto sales and the holiday season for retailers.
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As President Obama announced plans for a Midwest bus tour to focus on jobs during the week of August 15, two reports out today show that private sector employment cuts are on the rise.
Data released by ADR Employment on Thursday showing better than expected hiring by private companies and successful reports from the retail sector for November sales were indications of improvements in specific sectors of the economy, leading many on Wall Street to look for higher jobs numbers in Friday's report.
But I think when you look at the jobs numbers that we got on Friday and you look at all the jobs reports from previous months, you notice this effect here, which is greater private sector job growth and slippage in public sector jobs, principally in education and in public safety -- cops and firefighters, teachers.
And in fact, they have some of the reports I was discussing at the end of last week on the federal contracts to private sector employers, those are up there right now.
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