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U.S. services, productivity up but job market weak (Reuters)

Date : 04 Sep 2008 Category : Business

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Reuters - The dominant U.S. service sector improved last month and businesses boosted productivity in the second quarter but the labor market continues to struggle, government reports on Thursday showed.

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