The measure is closely-watched as consumer spending accounts for about 70% of US economic activity.
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Last week, a closely-watched survey suggested confidence among German businesses was running at a seven-month high.
Apple, not to state the obvious, is probably the most closely-watched, most intensely-scrutinized company in the world.
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The rate of contraction in the eurozone economy eased slightly in November, according to a closely-watched survey.
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But his death adds to the suspense surrounding one of the most closely-watched votes in Latin America this year.
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His closely-watched visit could set the tone of foreign policy in the region for his second term, analysts say.
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That put the closely-watched Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate (SAAR) of sales at 15 million vehicles, the highest rate since February 2008.
On Thursday, a closely-watched survey suggested the downturn in the 17 economies that share the euro had eased slightly in December.
On Wednesday, a closely-watched survey from the Confederation of British Industry confirmed that activity on the High Street had slowed in July.
Other closely-watched companies such as Facebook, Zynga, Groupon, and Pandora will be waiting to see how LinkedIn does before they make their own moves.
Also, activity in the eurozone's manufacturing and services sector continued to contract in May, closely-watched preliminary data from Markit, a financial information services company, showed.
Andrew Sullivan, whose Daily Dish blog is the site of another closely-watched paywall experiment, recently added a new, more flexible subscription option as well.
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Revisions could take that number back above the closely-watched 400, 000 level.
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When the Supreme Court hears arguments on the constitutionality of the health reform law next week , it will be taking on one of the most closely-watched case in decades.
Stocks were off to the races Thursday, after the European Central Bank unveiled a new bond-buying program and a closely-watched indicator for the U.S. labor market delivered an upbeat reading.
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The announcement, which makes official what the media has been reporting for weeks, comes after much speculation and a closely-watched game of musical chairs at the aging no. 1 series in prime-time.
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Its closely-watched composite purchasing managers' index (PMI), which tracks both the services and manufacturing sectors, also suggested that Germany's economy slowed to "near stagnation" last month, while France's recorded its biggest contraction for four years.
And because Mr Miller is registered as a write-in candidate his protected status will last beyond Missouri's primaries in August, until the November election in what will be one of the most closely-watched races of the year.
Separate data released on Tuesday showed that the closely-watched Case Shiller index of home prices in 20 major US cities were 6.8% higher in the three months to December 2012 than they had been a year earlier.
The producer price index, coming before the more closely-watched consumer price index reading due Friday, showed an expected leap in prices among manufacturers of goods in the U.S. due most heavily to high energy prices, according to the Department of Labor.
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In advance of the closely-watched ADP employment report, dealers were braced for growth of no less than 125, 000 jobs and while the private sector report can often buck the government report that follows two days later, it does broadly track labor market activity.
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The VIX, a closely-watched gauge of volatility expectations for the next 30 days slipped under 13 for the first time since mid-2007 Friday, a signal that a correction is in order to some, but possibly an indication that not a whole lot is expected to change that drastically in the next month.
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The post of shadow chancellor will be most closely watched - Ed Balls is seen as a key contender and has criticised former chancellor Alistair Darling's plan to halve the deficit within four years.
Core inflation--a measure closely watched by the Reserve Bank of India--eased to its lowest in about three years, reassuring observers that price pressures are indeed in a downtrend.
But core inflation--a measure closely watched by the Reserve Bank of India--eased to its lowest in about three years, reassuring observers that price pressures are in a downtrend, and adding to impetus for a rate cut.
The closely watched 17-nation euro zone PMI index, which measures both manufacturing and service sector strength, dropped to 48.7 in March.
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Its closely watched three-month moving average is now at -0.4, just fractionally above the -0.7 level that has marked the beginning of all seven recessions that have taken place since 1970.
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He first met Mr Jobs at Cornell University when he was in charge of NeXT Inc, a closely watched start-up that in 1988 introduced a desktop computer targeted at the education market.
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