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Weekly unemployment insurance claims had been moving down in recent weeks until last week's surprise bump-up to 462,000 new claims.
Economic events for the week beginning Oct. 18 Neil Irwin Washington Post Staff Writer 2010
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The quarter-point bump-up in China's loan rates is unlikely to slow China's economic growth very much.
China Raises Key Rate For 1st Time Since '07 By JOE McDONALD 2010
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That increase was driven mainly by the bump-up in 10-year Treasury yields.
Mortgage Risk Premiums Widen Prabha Natarajan 2010
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That increase was driven mainly by the bump-up in 10-year Treasury yields.
Mortgage Risk Premiums Widen Prabha Natarajan 2010
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On average, teams with former all-stars as coaches placed six spots higher in league rankings than teams with coaches who had never played in the NBA, a huge bump-up in a league with only 29 total teams during the years studied.
Primary Sources 2008
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On average, teams with former all-stars as coaches placed six spots higher in league rankings than teams with coaches who had never played in the NBA, a huge bump-up in a league with only 29 total teams during the years studied.
Primary Sources 2008
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That increase was driven mainly by the bump-up in 10-year Treasury yields.
Mortgage Risk Premiums Widen Prabha Natarajan 2010
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Once the nominating process is complete, the bump-up Obama will get in both polls and money will be incredible.
Roberts: McCain grapples with major fundraising challenge 2008
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Quite frankly, the only real losers are the Senators who would stand to gain a bump-up in their seniority levels.
Source: Dem Leadership Will Propose That Lieberman Keep Homeland Security Chairmanship 2009
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But it's those millionaire golf pros that owe the bump-up to him.
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