Although prices for precious metals outside of platinum rose slightly in the week ended Oct. 30, prices for the metals skidded Friday in the aftermath of a stronger-than-expected U.S. October payrolls data.
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In notable economic news this week, the Labor Department announced that jobless claims decreased by 25, 000 to 370, 000 in the week ended December 1, as the lingering effects from Hurricane Sandy waned.
The prices for industrial metals were hit particularly hard in the week ended July 24.
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Tesla says that through September 23 it has produced 255 Model S vehicles, including 77 in the week ended September 23.
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All told, initial claims for increased to a seasonally adjusted 380, 000 in the week ended April 26 from a revised 345, 000 the previous week.
The Oxford-based quintet's acclaimed fourth release, "Kid A, " opened at No. 1 with sales of 207, 000 units in the week ended October 8, the group's Capitol Records label said on Wednesday.
In notable economic news this week, new applications for unemployment benefits remained virtually the same with initial jobless claims coming in at a seasonally adjusted 374, 000 in the week ended August 25 according to the Labor Department.
The inquest heard that the beach was lifeguarded in July and August, but ended in the first week of September when local schools' term-time started.
This has been a fantastic week in India and ended just the way I wanted it to.
The elections in Italy -- the eurozone's third-largest economy -- ended in political deadlock this week following a three-way battle between center-left leader Pier Luigi Bersani, former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and comedian Beppe Grillo.
New-voter registration ended this week in New Mexico, and voting actually began.
The bull market off the March 2009 lows ended in the first week of August 2011 when the up trend off those lows broke.
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The Summit of the Americas, the largest gathering of leaders from the Latin American and Caribbean states plus the U.S. and Canada, ended last week in Cartagena, Colombia with no joint declaration or statement.
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In fact, last week the Social Security Administration reported that in fiscal 2009, ended Sept. 30, new applications for benefits increased by 22% to nearly 2.6 million.
But he said most in the past have ended as one did this week near Glens Falls, losing by a 4:1 margin in a vote of the residents.
Those talks were suspended after Israel's three-week offensive in the Gaza Strip that ended in mid-January.
The week ended with a slight increase in durable-goods orders, while consumer sentiment continues to drop as concerns over the fiscal cliff mount.
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The week that ended just before Christmas Day (week eight) saw a 53 percent increase in sales.
That's how 75-year old Christine Johnson ended up in their office earlier this week.
The positioning in platinum did not reflect the sharp rise in prices seen in that market late last week as the reporting date ended prior to the rally.
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In notable economic news this week, jobless claims rose by 4, 000 for a second week to reach 372, 000 in the period ended August 18 according to the Labor Department.
Some media reports had suggested that the Chinese authorities might raise interest rates for the first time in nine years as soon as the Golden Week holiday ended last week.
For the week ended Aug. 9, data in the weekly commitment of traders report, combing futures and options, showed speculators closed out a chunk of their bullish positions in all the metals, whether it was in the disaggregated report or the legacy report.
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The Chicago Auto Show just ended its nearly three-week run in my hometown.
The government held a 12-week consultation on the proposals, which ended in September.
The owners of Lonmin, a big platinum company, heaved heavy sighs of relief on September 18th, as workers at its mine at Marikana in South Africa signed a deal that ended a six-week wildcat strike that has left 46 people dead.
Such was the case during the negotiations in Kyoto to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions, which ended this week.
Shares of Kraft Foods Inc. (KFT) ended last week pulling back for a third day in a row on Friday.
In fact, the Dow Transportation Average and Russell 2000 ended last week at record closing highs at 5, 695.27 and 892.80 respectively.
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