Unit labor costs fall 2% in third quarter, signaling low wage ...
Story date: 2007-12-04 03:54:00
Added on: 2007-12-08 08:00:24
Marketwatch - Because they are volatile and backward looking, the third-quarter productivity figures are likely to have little impact on deliberations at the Fed, where policymakers are expected to cut interest rates again next week after slashing their overnight ...
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