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Mind the jobs gap? Scars remain from crisis: OECD 

Large "job gaps" from the economic crisis remain as long-term unemployment becomes more ingrained, the OECD warned.

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  • New Samsung reveals two phones, virtual reality device

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  • Sam Zell: Stock market correction coming

  • Netflix snags deal for 'Gotham' television series

  • IFA consumer electronics show: What to expect

  • Euro zone retail sales slow sharply in July

  • 'Standoff' of French luxury companies ends NYT 

  • ‘Keep us out of civil war’: Libya’s central bank

  • UK economy grew more than thought in 2011, 2012

  • Abe picks China-friendly lawmakers for key posts

  • ISIS kills second US journalist, threatens UK captive

  • Does the Modi euphoria have a sell-by date?

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Euro zone retail sales slow sharply

• UK economy grew more than thought in 2011, 2012
• Deutsche Bank's Jain skeptical on need for ECB QE
• IFA consumer electronics show: What to expect
• How Europe’s economic slump could doom Ukraine
• Questions surround eastern Ukraine cease-fire

Asia-Pacific News

China oil giants to boost spending

• Does the Modi euphoria have a sell-by date?
• Here's how iPhone 6 can boost China
• Abe picks China-friendly lawmakers for key posts
• Australia's growth pace slows in second quarter
• Fukushima workers sue Tepco over unpaid wages

Innovation Cities

Charge your phone using a plant

• Electric cars: Amsterdam's next icon?
• Is this the world’s most innovative city?
• City of lights: a safer city in your hands
• Higher education: Tokyo's 50-story university
• Malmö: Home of the invisible cycle helmet

Emerging Europe

Euro zone can learn from us: Lithuania

• Ukrainian prime minister resigns
• Eastern Europe battles ‘Wild West’ image
• Ukraine leader pushes for tough action on Russia
• Serbia comes in from the cold with EU ambitions
• Polish central bank chief 'embarrassed' by leaks

Energy Future

Scotland's trillion-dollar oil question

• 10 economies hit hard by climate change
• Ten of the world's most sustainable buildings
• EDF Energy shuts down four UK nuclear reactors
• UK looks to fracking - Will it work?
• Sunny side up: World's staggering solar plants

CNBC25: Rebels, Icons and Leaders

The world's worst cities for travel

• Ready for a ride on a space elevator?
• Why America has a shortage of truck drivers
• Why today's transport stocks will still matter
• Why Wall Street is betting on infrastructure fixes
• The final frontier: Space travel for the masses

Best of CNBC

Why peripheral euro zone debt is worrying investors again

• Poverty blamed for return of rickets and gout to UK
• Malaysia Airlines to cut 6,000 jobs to stem losses
• Apple to hold event Sept. 9, iPhone 6 expected
• Why Japan's economy is stuck in 'no man's land'
• Earnings season: Here's what we’ve learned

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OECD calls for action on unemployment    

• US President confirms Steven Sotloff's death    
• QE might not make a difference: Deutsche Bank    
• How the US is stepping up on energy security    
• What Japan needs to realize 'womenomics'    
• Why Australia's Q2 GDP isn't sustainable    

Investing

Tech investors turn to health care

• Here's why commodities were getting crushed
• Celeb photo hack could be bad for Apple, pros say
• Early movers: TOL, CVS, NFLX, VOD, X, HELE & more
• 10 stocks hard at work during summer vacation
• Your first trade for Wednesday

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Euro downtrend looks strong

• Don't lose faith, the Dow uptrend is intact
• Are Aussie dollar bears right?
• Why more upside is in store for the S&P 500
• Is the dollar-yen uptrend a false dawn?
• Correction coming for Chinese stocks, chart shows

Technology

Tech investors turn to health care

• If your data got swiped, we'll fix it: Home Depot
• Apple: iCloud did not suffer systems breach
• Samsung, Microsoft's new phones: What to expect
• Why Apple could make mobile payments popular
• 'Flash sale' dealer sells 40K phones in 4 seconds

Economy

Pimco: What's holding back US economy

• July factory orders get big kick from transports
• Auto sales strong, led by Ford, Chrysler, Nissan
• Lower rates fail to fuel home buyers
• This is the most competitive economy
• AC casino closings spur massive unemployment filing

Finance

Early movers: TOL, CVS, NFLX, VOD & more

• Deutsche Bank's Jain skeptical on need for ECB QE
• Fed: US consumers have decided to 'hoard money'
• The truth about 'September swoons': Strategist
• Oaktree fund betting big on economic downturn
• 'Mortgage crisis' is coming this winter: Bove

Wealth

Billionaire's wife asks to void prenup

• 'Standoff' of French luxury companies ends
• For $99,000 a week, this London rental is yours
• Wealth—and religion—drive private school enrollment
• Private jet: The new way to get to college
• Most expensive house (we could get into): Englewood, NJ

Commentary

Four big market questions for September

• Will August gains give way to September pain?
• What's the US goal in Iraq?
• As ECB looms, we’re already in the red zone
• Why the Fed should always be in focus: O'Neill
• Panic in the Hamptons! Strange signs of a top

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Markets

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• Euro recovers broadly on Ukraine ceasefire talk
  USD/JPY 104.94

   

  -0.13 -0.12%

  AUD/USD 0.9341

   

  +0.0067 +0.72%

  USD/SGD 1.2518

   

  -0.0013 -0.10%
  US Dollar / Japanese Yen FX Spot Rate
  
• Europe shares higher on Ukraine; Hermes plummets
  DAX 9634.38

   

  +127.36 +1.34%

  FTSE 6886.89

   

  +57.72 +0.85%

  CAC 40 4424.86

   

  +46.53 +1.06%
  DAX Index
  
• Asia stocks higher on upbeat data; Shanghai at 14-month peak
  NIKKEI 15728.35

   

  +59.75 +0.38%

  SHANGHAI 2288.63

   

  +22.58 +1.00%

  HSI 25317.95

   

  +568.93 +2.30%
  Nikkei 225 Index
  
• Stocks mixed; eyes on Ukraine
  DJIA 17130.23

   

  +62.67 +0.37%

  S&P 500 2006.62

   

  +4.34 +0.22%

  NASDAQ 4596.14

   

  -2.05 -0.04%
  Dow Jones Industrial Average
  
• Gold hits 2-1/2 month low after Ukraine says ceasefire agreed
  GOLD 1267.20

   

  +2.20 +0.17%

  SILVER 19.165

   

  +0.013 +0.07%

  COPPER 3.134

   

  -0.021 -0.67%
  Gold (Dec'14)
  
• Brent clambers off 16-month trough after US data
  OIL 93.87

   

  +0.99 +1.07%

  BRENT 101.58

   

  +1.24 +1.24%

  NAT GAS 3.846

   

  -0.044 -1.13%
  WTI Crude Oil (Oct'14)
  
• US bond yields gain; investors watch ECB, Ukraine
  US 10-YR YIELD2.4407

   

  +0.022

  GER 10-YR YIELD0.955

   

  +0.025

  JPN 10-YR YIELD0.54

   

  +0.007
  U.S. 10 Year Treasury
  
• Euro recovers broadly on Ukraine ceasefire talk
  EUR/USD 1.3139

   

  +0.0008 +0.06%

  GBP/USD 1.6454

   

  -0.0015 -0.09%

  USD/CHF 0.9186

   

  -0.0003 -0.03%
  Euro/US Dollar FX Spot Rate