<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061109/bs_nm/economy_trade_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061109/2006_11_09t114124_299x450_us_economy_trade.jpg?x=8 6&y=130&sig=YacsrYaXv126wPRdoA5hog--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="Shipping containers arrive at Port Newark in a file photo. The trade deficit narrowed 6.8 percent in September, as oil import prices fell for the first time in five months and U.S. exports edged to a new record, a report showed on Thursday. (Chip East/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The U.S. trade deficit narrowed more
than expected in September as oil import prices fell, and U.S.
consumer sentiment weakened slightly early this month,
according to data on Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/>

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(Reuters)