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The latest federal data shows U.S. companies added far more jobs than expected in September, with non-farm payrolls growing by 254,000 positions, outstripping a Dow Jones prediction of 150,000 for the month. A Friday report from the U.S. Labor Department…

The Irish economy, as measured by gross domestic product (GDP), contracted by 1 per cent in the second quarter, as output from the multinational-dominated industry sector fell. This was down from a previous estimate of 1.2 per cent growth. The…