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US personal income up 0.2%

US personal income increased $31.7bn, or 0.2%, and disposable personal income rose $22.0 billion, or 0.2 percent, in April, according to the US Bureau of Economic Analysis.

01/06/2012

US average hourly earnings rise by 2c

US average hourly earnings for all employees on private non-farm payrolls edged up by 2 cents to $23.41 in May, according to US Bureau of Labor Statistics.

01/06/2012

US unemployment rate rises to 8.2%

The US unemployment rate edged up by 0.1 percentage point to 8.2% in May, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.

01/06/2012

US non-farm employment up 69,000

US non-farm employment changed little in May rising by 69,000, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.

01/06/2012

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AstraZeneca buys back shares

AstraZeneca has bought back 132,000 ordinary shares at 2605p apiece for cancellation and now has 1,263,389,409 in issue.

01/06/2012

Spar Nord sells Swedish leasing portfolio

Spar Nord's Swedish subsidiary, SN Finans Nord AB, has sold about 40% of its total portfolio to Wasa Kredit, a subsidiary of Länsförsäkringar AB.

01/06/2012

ZincOx sets date for AGM

ZincOx Resources will hold its annual general meeting at the offices of Peel Hunt, Moor House, 120 London Wall, London, EC2Y 5ET, on 26 June at 12.30 p.m.

01/06/2012

Beam completes acquisition of Pinnacle Vodka

Premium spirits group Beam Inc has completed the acquisition of the fast-growing Pinnacle Vodka and Calico Jack rum brands from privately-held White Rock Distilleries.

01/06/2012

IFL electricity buyback deal with Eskom ends

International Ferro Metals has confirmed the successful switching in of the two furnaces on 1 June, following the end of the electricity buyback agreement with Eskom.

01/06/2012