Reuters Money: Jobless claims trend shows job market slowly healing

	Click to View in Browser 08/16/2012 Jobless claims trend shows job market slowly healing WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits edged higher last week although a trend reading fell close to a four-year low, pointing to healing in the still-struggling labor market. Cash-strapped US pension funds ditch stocks for alternatives NEW YORK (Reuters) - Faced with growing obligations and shrinking returns, many of the largest U.S. public pensions have raised their exposure to alternative investments to record levels this year, despite ongoing criticism of the risks and costs. Swiss 2011 current account surplus narrowed by a quarter ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland's current account surplus declined by nearly a quarter in 2011 due to lower income from direct investments abroad, a year during which the central bank set a cap on the franc's value to deter investors fleeing the euro debt crisis. Housing starts unexpectedly fall in July WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Groundbreaking on new homes unexpectedly fell in July and gains from the prior month were revised lower, a reminder of the housing market's weakness despite some recent signs of recovery. Some companies pay more to CEOs than to Uncle Sam: study (Reuters) - Citigroup, Abbott Laboratories, and AT&T are among the 26 companies that paid more to their CEOs in 2011 than they did in federal taxes, according to a study released on Thursday. Insight: What if baby boomers don't live forever? WASHINGTON (Reuters) - What if the generation that once rocked out to The Who's "hope I die before I get old" line actually does? Top six myths about Medicare CHICAGO (Reuters) - Mitt Romney's selection of U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan as his running mate guarantees a fierce debate about the future of Medicare during the presidential campaign this fall. Deflation threat; small but global (Reuters) - Further evidence of weak price rises globally shows that deflation is a growing, if small, threat. Unhappiness runs deep when shareholders withhold votes: study WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Shareholders who choose to "withhold" their vote for a corporate board member are more dissatisfied than it may initially seem, according to a study released Wednesday by two corporate governance organizations. Two of gold price's three legs look wobbly: Clyde Russell --Clyde Russell is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own.-- Related Video Wealth Strategies: Uncertainty sending investors to options More brokers throwing in the towel Business News Wall Street opens higher after data Jobless claims trend shows job market slowly healing The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today   A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend