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US Firms Face Hiring Difficulties, Business Survey Says

A growing share of US employers are struggling to hire new workers and some have raised wages as a result, according to...

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Dow, S&P 500 End Week At Records; Dollar Tumbles

Wall Street stocks finished at fresh records Friday following solid bank earnings, while the dollar retreated after...

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US Industrial Output Rises In June On Jump In Drilling

US industrial output rose for the fifth straight month in June on the continued rise in oil and gas drilling and coal...

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US Social Security Funds Run Out In 17 Years

The US government retirement program for the elderly will be exhausted starting in 17 years unless policies are...

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‘Challenging’ For US Economy To Grow By 3%

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen warned Thursday that the Trump administration target of three percent growth will be...

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Residents Turn Classrooms Into Toilet In Asuogyaman District

The Asuogyaman District Education Directorate in the Eastern Region has threatened to close down the Serdom Basic...

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Asian Markets Rally With Wall St As Yellen Sparks Buying Spree

Asian markets surged on Thursday, extending a global rally that saw another record on Wall Street after the head of the...

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Dow At Record, European Stocks Up As Yellen Pledges Gradual Rate Hikes

European and US stocks scored solid gains Wednesday, with the Dow ending at a fresh record, as investors welcomed...

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US Sees ‘slight To Moderate’ Growth In June

The US economy saw "slight to moderate" growth in June while signs of mounting inflation remained scarce despite tight...

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US Economy Needs Only ‘gradual’ Rate Hikes

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen on Wednesday said even as the US economy grows stronger and employment expands, she...

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Fed’s Yellen Still Sees Only ‘gradual’ Rate Hikes

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said Wednesday she still foresees only "gradual" interest rate increases in the few...

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Trillion-Tonne Iceberg Breaks Off Antarctica

An iceberg the size of Delaware, one of the largest on record, was set adrift after snapping off a West Antarctic ice...

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US Stocks Stable After Midday Trump Tumble

Wall Street stocks finished little changed Tuesday, rebounding from a mid-session swoon sparked by unease over Donald...

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Trump To Nominate Financier To Role of Banking Regulator

US President Donald Trump intends to nominate Randal Quarles, a former Treasury Department official, to a role as the...

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Unemployed Nurses Give Gov’t Ultimatum

The Coalition of Unemployed Nurses has given government a five-day ultimatum to post them to various health facilities....

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Winter Is Finally Here

"Game of Thrones" returns for its penultimate season Sunday, presaging the end of a saga of sex, violence and political...

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Global Stocks Mostly Rise, Shrugging Off Fractious G20 Meeeting

Global stocks mostly rose Monday, shrugging off misgivings over a contentious G20 meeting ahead of highly-anticipated...

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Can Akufo-Addo Fight Corruption?

I’m not a pessimist, however, it is now becoming clearer to me that the much touted campaign promise by the then...

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World’s Oldest Hippo Dies At Philippine Zoo Aged 65

Bertha, believed to be the world's oldest hippopotamus, has died aged 65, the Manila zoo said Monday, having beaten the...