  | | | Wall St. rises on oil, M&A | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks ended sharply higher on Thursday as energy shares bounced with oil prices, while news Pfizer would buy Hospira in a massive deal also lifted boosted sentiment. | | |  | | | Hiring business drives LinkedIn revenue beat | | (Reuters) - Corporate networking site LinkedIn Corp reported a higher-than-expected 44 percent jump in quarterly revenue as more business used its services to assess candidates for employment. | | | |  | | | U.S. trade deficit widens; weekly jobless claims up modestly | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. trade deficit in December widened sharply to its highest level since 2012 as a stronger dollar appeared to suck in imports and weigh on exports, which could see the fourth-quarter economic growth estimate revised lower. | | | |  | | | Greek, German ministers clash as ECB snub hits Athens' banks | | ATHENS/BERLIN (Reuters) - Greece's new leftist finance minister clashed openly with his powerful German counterpart on Thursday as Athens' borrowing costs leapt and bank shares plunged following the European Central Bank's decision to stop funding the country's lenders. | | | |  | | | For blue-collar America, staffing firms see meager wage gains | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - America's vast staffing industry knows it's time to jack up wages when it becomes difficult to find enough workers. That isn't happening yet for many blue-collar jobs, indicating there's still slack in the labor force, top firms say. | | | |  |  | | | A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today | | |  | |  | | | The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today | | | | | | » MORE NEWSLETTERS | |
