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The European Court of Justice has ruled that employers must include commission when they calculate holiday pay.

NEW YORK, May 23 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks opened flat on Friday, with investors looking ahead to data on the housing market, though the S&P 500 on track to notch its first weekly gain in the past three. The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI rose 4.36...

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Nuisance phone calls are increasingly related to offers of home improvement work, although PPI remains the most common subject, the regulator says.

(Recasts with euro falling to 3-month low, updates prices, adds comments) * Euro sinks as weaker than forecast German data boosts ECB rate cut bets * Wall Street expected to see steady start * Little impact of ratings upgrades for Spain and Greece * Investors wary ahead of Ukraine vote, European result * Thai coup only mild distraction for Asia shares By Marc Jon

* FTSEurofirst 300 index falls 0.1 percent * Equity placings account for most heavily traded stocks * Caution ahead of Ukraine, EU election results (Adds detail, quote, updates prices) By Alistair Smout EDINBURGH, May 23 (Reuters) - French real-estate...