<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060112/ap_on_bi_go_ec_fi/economy"><img src="http://us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/nm/20051229/2005_12_29t083644_450x297_us_economy_jobless.jpg?x =130&amp;y=85&amp;sig=Sc8nU6wrBSs2iEOzvPDWPg--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="People stand in line to file for unemployment at the New York State Department of Labor in an undated file photo. New claims for U.S. jobless pay rose by 3,000 last week while a separate gauge of longer-term unemployment posted a third successive weekly increase, the Labor Department reported on Thursday. (Greta Pratt/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>AP - The U.S. trade deficit narrowed slightly in November as the price of foreign oil fell and U.S. exports hit an all-time high. Some economists predicted the country may soon start to see sustained improvements in its trade performance.</p><br clear=all>

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