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U.S. unemployment rate up to 5.9%, job growth picks up in June

The unemployment rate in the United States ticked up to 5.9 percent from 5.8 percent in May, the Labor Department reported Friday.U.S. job gains picked up speed in June as the economy added 850,000 p

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Chinese firms see improving business climate in Q2

VCG Chinese firms reported an improving business climate in the second quarter of the year, a central bank survey showed Thursday.The business climate index stood at 42.7 percent for the April