U.S. economy gains 120,000 jobs in March

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The U.S. economy added 120,000 jobs in March, the smallest increase in five months, to break a recent string of strong employment gains, the government reported Friday. See full story.

U.S. seen adding 210,000 jobs in March

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China doomsayer sees crash coming

Not everyone is convinced China will escape its current economic slowdown unharmed. Asianomics� Jim Walker says China�s consumption boom is ending, and his contrarian view calls for no growth � or even a contraction � in the economy. See full story.

Corruption�s silver lining for China�s new leaders

The scourge of graft offers the country�s incoming leaders a golden opportunity to enact political reforms that allow the public to supervise its government, Caixin Online writes in an editorial. See full story.

India under pressure over telecom ruling

Two months after India�s Supreme Court suspended 122 telecom licenses tainted in one of the country�s biggest corruption scandals, New Delhi is asking for more time to sort out legal and commercial issues. See full story.

MARKETWATCH COMMENTARY

Instead of acknowledging that banks have become a part of government, we keep pretending they are private institutions, writes David Weidner. See full story.

MARKETWATCH PERSONAL FINANCE

Is the state that you have designs on retiring to tax friendly or not? And the basic questions to answer are these: How does the state tax your income? How does it tax your property and your consumption? And what�s the overall tax burden? See full story.