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In this Friday, Oct. 4, 2013, photo, a shopper browses at a Timberland store in Skokie, Ill. The Conference Board releases the Consumer Confidence Index for October on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
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US consumer confidence plunges on gov’t shutdown

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FILE - In this Thursday, Sept. 19, 2013, file photo, costumers shop at a new Walmart in Los Angeles. The government reports on sales at U.S. retailers in September on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013.
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Outside drop in autos, US retail spending rises

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FILE - In this Friday, Feb. 22, 2013, file photo, a sale pending announcement sits atop a for sale sign in a home's yard in Richardson, Texas. The number of Americans who signed contracts to buy homes dropped sharply in September 2013 to the lowest level in nine months, reflecting higher mortgage rates and home prices that have made purchases more costly. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)
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Signed contracts to buy US homes plunges in Sept.

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US factory output rises just 0.1 pct. in September
Economy

US factory output rises just 0.1 pct. in September

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FILE - This Dec. 7, 2011, file photo, shows customers shopping at a Costco, in Portland, Ore. The Commerce Department will release its wholesale trade inventories report, Friday, Oct. 25, 2013. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
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US wholesale stockpiles rise by most since January

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In this Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013 photo, appliances are on display at a Sears store in Berlin, Vt. Commerce Department reports on business orders for durable goods in September Friday Oct. 25, 2013. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)
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Long-lasting US factory goods orders rise 3.7 pct.

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FILE - In this Wednesday, Aug., 14, 2013 file photo, job seekers Emilio Ferrer, Brian Ferrer, center, and Jonathan, right, of Hollywood, Fla., talk to a FirstService representative at a job fair in Miami Lakes, Fla. The government reports on job openings and labor turnover for August on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz, File)
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US job openings rise in August, but hiring flat

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FILE - In this May 30, 2013, photo, job seekers line up to talk to recruiters during a job fair held in Atlanta. The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment benefits dropped 12,000 to a seasonally adjusted 350,000 last week, though the total was elevated for the third straight week by technical problems in California. The Labor Department said Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013, that the less volatile four-week average jumped by nearly 11,000 to 348,250. (AP Photo/John Amis, file)
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US unemployment aid applications drop to 350,000

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FILE - In this Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2013, file photo, registered nurse Salanda Bowman, left, talks with part-time Kentucky Wesleyan College student Jason Ward, of Whitesville, about job openings at the Owensboro Health Regional Hospital during a Regional Career and Job Fair in the Owensboro Sports Center in Owensboro, Ky. The U.S. economy added just 148,000 jobs in September, suggesting that employers held back on hiring before a 16-day partial government shutdown began Oct. 1. (AP Photo/The Messenger-Inquirer, Gary Emord-Netzley, File)
Economy

Will US hiring accelerate if economy doesn’t?

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FILE - In this Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2013, file photo, registered nurse Salanda Bowman, left, talks with part-time Kentucky Wesleyan College student Jason Ward, of Whitesville, about job openings at the Owensboro Health Regional Hospital during a Regional Career and Job Fair in the Owensboro Sports Center in Owensboro, Ky. The U.S. economy added just 148,000 jobs in September, suggesting that employers held back on hiring before a 16-day partial government shutdown began Oct. 1. (AP Photo/The Messenger-Inquirer, Gary Emord-Netzley, File)
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Sluggish US hiring shows effects of budget impasse

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