Grad Rates Hold Steady
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The graduation rate for major college football players increased for the fourth straight year, as the rate for all Division I athletes remained at 62 percent.
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The discount retailer continues to hang on with modest sales growth.
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The Bank of England held its key interest rate steady at 4.75 percent Thursday.
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Most financial executives expect the  pace of U.S. growth in the second half of 2006 to hold steady,  according to the latest survey from accounting firm Grant  Thornton.
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The Bank of Canada left interest rates unchanged, saying the economy remained on track despite slower growth and the increased risk posed by a downturn in the United States housing market. The central bank left its key overnight rate at 4.25 percent for the second consecutive time after raising rates seven times between September 2005 and May of this year. Markets had widely expected the bank to hold rates steady. In a statement, the bank was not as dovish as had been expected, leaving analysts less sure about its next moves.
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The AIDS infection rate among pregnant women in South Africa stayed at about 30 percent last year, according to a government report Friday that said the infection rate was stabilizing.
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Sentiment was steady in early September from August as shifts in outlooks among income, age groups and regions offset each other, the Reuters/University of Michigan survey showed.
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The pound stabilised after earlier losses following China&#39;s tax hike and the release of a survey showing inflation expectations remaining steady despite the rise in CPI inflation.
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Some area employers expect to maintain a steady hiring pace during the fourth quarter of 2004, according to a survey released yesterday by Manpower Inc.
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Federal Reserve policymakers today held their key short-term interest rate steady and indicated they remain concerned about inflation pressures.
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The Federal Reserve left its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 5.25 percent on Thursday and signaled that it would keep it at that level for some time.
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The U.S. Federal Reserve held benchmark interest rates steady at 5.25 percent on Wednesday for a fifth straight meeting, while maintaining a warning on the risk of inflation.
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OTTAWA (CP) - Despite gains of about 34,000 jobs last month, the unemployment rate remained steady in October at 7.1 per cent, Statistics Canada said Friday.
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The Bank of Japan kept interest rates unchanged on Tuesday, but economists still expect the central bank to raise rates early next year.
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The European Central Bank held its main interest rate steady as expected on Thursday amid rising inflation and slowing economic growth.
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The state unemployment rate held steady at 4.6 percent for the fourth consecutive month, but the state lost 3,300 payroll jobs and employers remained cautious about adding workers, the Labor Department reported yesterday.
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The UK's jobs market for graduates stays buoyant - but starting salaries in London are falling, a survey suggests.