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Corrects the historical for the level of claims. The numbers: Initial jobless claims rose by 22,000 to 264,000 in the week ended May 6, the Labor…

By Christian Kraemer and Leika Kihara NIIGATA, Japan (Reuters) -Finance leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) nations warned on Saturday of mounting economic uncertainty, in…

The numbers: The Federal Reserve said Thursday its emergency lending to banks rose to $92.4 billion in the week ended May 10 from $81.1 billion last…

By Andrea Shalal NIIGATA, Japan (Reuters) – British finance minister Jeremy Hunt said on Saturday it would be “absolutely devastating” if the United States failed to…

The numbers: The cost of U.S. imported goods rose 0.4% in April, the Labor Department said Friday. This was the first increase this year. Economists polled…

By Joe Cash BEIJING (Reuters) -Australia’s Minister for Trade and Tourism Don Farrell said on Friday he was “pleased” with his talks with his Chinese counterpart…

Consumer-price increases in the U.S. may be cooling, but rising housing costs are still fueling lingering inflation. Consumer inflation was up 4.9% in April from the…

By Andrea Shalal NIIGATA, Japan (Reuters) -Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Saturday called a showdown over raising the U.S. debt ceiling “more difficult” than in the…

“ The only way Jerome Powell will get to say ‘mission accomplished’ about inflation is by changing the mission. ” Jerome Powell, chairman of the Federal…

EXCLUSIVE: The Aruban guide that Beth Holloway and friends hired in the wake of her daughter, Natalee Holloway, going missing in 2005, says the island has…