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  US job openings reach 5-year high, a hopeful sign

  December 12, 2013 11:56 IST

  Washington: U.S. employers advertised the most job openings in more than five years in October, and the number of people quitting also reached a five-year high.The Labor Department said Tuesday that job openings rose 1

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  Dow Jones average closes above 16,000 for the first time

  November 22, 2013 21:52 IST

  New York: The Dow Jones industrial average is closing above 16,000 for the first time as encouraging news on the job market pushes stocks higher. Applications for unemployment benefits dropped last week to the lowest