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• UPDATE 6-Oil hits five-month low after U.S. jobs data Friday, 5 Apr 2013 | 9:36 AM ET

  LONDON, April 5- Brent crude oil fell to a five-month low near $105 per barrel on Friday as bleak U.S. jobs data and bulging inventories dimmed the outlook for economic growth and fuel demand.

• UPDATE 5-Oil falls to five-month low after U.S. jobs data Friday, 5 Apr 2013 | 9:04 AM ET

  LONDON, April 5- Brent crude oil fell to a five-month low near $105 per barrel on Friday as bleak U.S. jobs data and bulging inventories dimmed the outlook for economic growth and fuel demand.

• UPDATE 3-ECB "ready to act" on rates as economy languishes Thursday, 4 Apr 2013 | 9:20 AM ET

  FRANKFURT, April 4- The European Central Bank expects a gradual economic recovery later this year but will monitor incoming data very closely and is ready to cut interest rates if necessary, its president said on Thursday.

• Three Black Swans Are Hovering Over Markets Wednesday, 3 Apr 2013 | 2:47 PM ET

  

  The chatter in the market may be bullish but there is a real danger that something could go wrong—something no one is talking about now but will be once they get hit by some unexpected development.

• Summer-Job Forecast for Teens Looks Good Wednesday, 3 Apr 2013 | 8:54 AM ET

  

  Great news for parents and teens alike — the summer-job outlook for teens looks a lot sunnier than last year. BRB, have 2 tell my BFF!

• GLOBAL MARKETS-European shares, euro dip as central banks awaited Wednesday, 3 Apr 2013 | 3:34 AM ET

  *Gold falls to 1- month low as investors prefer stocks. On Thursday the ECB is forecast to leave interest rates unchanged but expectations are high that Japan's central bank will announce a forceful monetary easing to try to boost its recession-bound economy.

• UK Financial Sector Jobs Rebound: Survey Tuesday, 2 Apr 2013 | 1:48 AM ET

  

  Britain's financial services sector took on new staff in the first quarter with more gains expected, a business survey said, signaling that a prolonged period of job losses may be ending.

• ANALYSIS-Germany sees itself as Europe's grown-up, children sullen Monday, 1 Apr 2013 | 1:46 PM ET

  BERLIN, April 1- Buoyed by solid finances, roaring exports and low unemployment, Germany increasingly sees itself as the only grown-up in Europe, responsible for bringing wayward children into line to hold the family together.

• AIG's Benmosche: We'll Worry About Our Stock Later Wednesday, 27 Mar 2013 | 10:13 AM ET

  

  American International Group is investing billions of dollars in "big data" as part of its major focus on "rebuilding the foundation of the company," CEO Robert Benmosche told CNBC.

• It's an American Gold Rush! Tuesday, 26 Mar 2013 | 4:23 PM ET

  

  Gold fever is gripping the nation. Americans once again chose gold as their top investment choice in the CNBC All-America Economic Survey.

• Bank of Portugal cuts economic outlook, sees risks for 2014 Tuesday, 26 Mar 2013 | 9:00 AM ET

  LISBON, March 26- Portugal's central bank said on Tuesday it expected the economy to shrink more rapidly this year than forecast during the winter, and warned it might struggle to grow significantly in 2014.. Portugal is under a 78- billion-euro EU/IMF bailout.

• UPDATE 2-Bank of Spain sees economy shrinking further this year Tuesday, 26 Mar 2013 | 7:58 AM ET

  *Bank of Spain sees 1.5 percent contraction in 2013. MADRID, March 26- Spain's economy will sink deeper into recession this year, the Bank of Spain said on Tuesday, sending a stark message to the government as it prepares to revise its own growth forecast.

• CORRECTED-UPDATE 1-Bank of Spain sees economy shrink further this year Tuesday, 26 Mar 2013 | 7:57 AM ET

  MADRID, March 26- Spain's economy will sink deeper into recession this year, the Bank of Spain said on Tuesday, sending a stark message to the government as it prepares to revise its own growth forecast.

• UPDATE 1-French consumer morale in doldrums, unemployment bites Tuesday, 26 Mar 2013 | 7:37 AM ET

  PARIS, March 26- French consumer morale weakened more than expected in March as surging unemployment cast a cloud over the outlook for the euro zone's second-biggest economy, data showed on Tuesday.

• American Dream Is Back, So Are Stocks: CNBC Survey Tuesday, 26 Mar 2013 | 7:32 AM ET

  

  Key measures of Americans' attitudes toward their homes and the stock market surged in the latest CNBC All-America Economic Survey.

• REFILE-UPDATE 1-Bank of Spain sees economy shrinking further this year Tuesday, 26 Mar 2013 | 6:58 AM ET

  MADRID, March 26- Spain's economy will sink deeper into recession this year, the Bank of Spain said on Tuesday, sending a stark message to the government as it prepares to revise its own growth forecast.

• UPDATE 1-Bank of Spain sees economy shrink further this year Tuesday, 26 Mar 2013 | 6:54 AM ET

  MADRID, March 26- Spain's economy will sink deeper into recession this year, the Bank of Spain said on Tuesday, sending a stark message to the government as it prepares to revise its own growth forecast.

• Are Spending Cuts Pro-Growth?  Monday, 25 Mar 2013 | 7:25 PM ET

  

  Since the recession bottom in June of 2009, federal, state and local jobs have fallen 740,000. Meanwhile, private sector jobs have increased 5.2 million in the same time. The "Kudlow Report" crew discuss.

• Bernanke says Fed's easy policy benefits world economy Monday, 25 Mar 2013 | 1:14 PM ET

  WASHINGTON, March 25- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Monday defended the central bank's aggressive easing of monetary policy, saying while it was aimed at bolstering the U.S. economic recovery, it was helping other countries as well.

• Boomers Feeling (Slightly) More Secure Monday, 25 Mar 2013 | 7:26 AM ET

  

  A new survey finds Boomers' fears about finances have abated, with nearly a quarter of them feeling more secure than they did 12 months ago.