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Initial claims for jobless benefits likely declined last week for the second straight week. Still, the expected drop isn't enough to suggest a significant [...]

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US initial jobless claims climbed by 19000 to 479000 in the week ended July 31, the most since April, Labor Department data showed today in Washington. [...]

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"Initial claims was better than expected. Overall it was a mixed bag." "I'm really happy about jobless claims and think a lot of people will be focusing on [...]

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The major US equity indexes drew support from a drop in the Labor Department's weekly snapshot of unemployment, as initial jobless claims fell to 407000, [...]

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Sales of existing homes slid in June for a second consecutive month as the effects of a government tax credit program continued to wane. Separately, the number of U.S. workers filing new claims for unemployment benefits rose last week by more than expected, reversing declines posted the prior week and signaling there is still little improvement [...]

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Unemployment bill passes Senate It's a big relief for 2.5 million jobless people who have been waiting for the unemployment extension to pass. The jobless benefits bill is now off to the House for approval after being passed in the Senate 60-40. ? [...]

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"Going into tomorrow's payrolls, between the ADP numbers and initial jobless claims, no one has any positive expectations." On Thursday, the Dow fell 89 [...]

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For the 120th week in a row, more Americans "unexpectedly" applied for jobless benefits, a sign the labor market recovery may be slowing. Tune in next week for another "unexpected" increase. [...]

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Federal Reserve policy makers expressed caution about the outlook for the U.S. recovery and bank lending without backing any new steps by the central bank to stimulate growth. [...]

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Oil prices spent the session down slightly after the US Labor Department reported that new jobless claims rose 19000 last week, in what was the last [...]

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People are just not getting jobs and the number of unemployment claims that are being filed have been increasing as President Obama signed a new law for 2010 unemployment extension that will last through November. [...]

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Claims for jobless benefits in Canada took a surprising jump in May, rising for the first time in eight months, driven by increases in Ontario and Quebec [...]

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The high unemployment rate in the U.S. remains one of the biggest worries for investors. The surprise jump in claims last week suggests that employers are still reluctant to create jobs, which could keep a damper on economic growth the coming months. [...]

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Stocks indexes in Asia were little changed overnight: the Nikkei, Shanghai and Australia were essentially unchanged on the session, while the Hang Seng slipped by 0.6%. European indexes are under a bit of pressure this morning with the Footsie and Dax both currently off by more than a half percent. US stock futures are also down on the day, off by [...]

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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Crude oil and gold futures fell early on Thursday after the government said weekly jobless claims rose by 15000 to 472000. [...]

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Up more than 40 points ahead of the claims data, futures for the Dow industrials were lately up 19 points at 11252. Those for the S&P 500 were ahead 2.7 [...]

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The bond market lost ground for the first time this week as the number of US workers filing new claims for jobless benefits fell more than expected last [...]

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The four-week moving average of jobless claims fell from 436750 in the previous week, today's report showed. The number of people continuing to receive [...]

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Initial jobless claims for the week ending July 17th jumped to 464,000. This was the largest jump since February. This is another indicator of slowing recovery. [...]

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The Labor Department anticipated a large decline in claims last week as many auto companies usually shut their plants temporarily in early July.Many stores, including teen specialists Abercrombie & Fitch Co.American Eagle Outfitters Inc.Claim [...]

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The Dow opened modestly higher after an unexpected rise jobless claims, and news that the European Central Bank would not be increasing its government bond [...]

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6 (Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks fell, paring the MSCI Asia Pacific Index's fifth consecutive weekly gain, after US jobless claims unexpectedly rose. [...]

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Why new jobless claims rise in sign of weak job market? That would be an improvement from May, when businesses added only 41,000 workers.So far, about 3 million people have lost unemployment insurance as a result, according to the Labor Department [...]

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More Americans than projected filed applications for unemployment insurance last week, indicating employers kept cutting staff as the recovery showed signs of slowing. Initial jobless claims climbed by 19,000 to 479,000 in the week ended July 31, the most since April and exceeding the highest estimate of economists. claims figure does not include [...]

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By MarketWatch US stock futures dropped Thursday as rising jobless claims and disappointing Chinese manufacturing data reinforced fears about the economy, [...]