Tag: economic data

  • US stocks edge towards new records after jobless claims fall more than expected

    US stocks edge towards new records after jobless claims fall more than expected

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    Getty Images / Xinhua News Agency US stocks gained slightly on Thursday after falling jobless claims offered an encouraging sign of labor-market improvement.New weekly claims for unemployment insurance totaled an unadjusted 712,000 for the week that ended Saturday. Economists surveyed by Bloomberg expected a reading of 775,000.The mild uptick puts the S&P 500 at the brink…

  • Real Time Economics: Solid Jobs, Troubling Undertone

    Real Time Economics: Solid Jobs, Troubling Undertone

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    This is the internet version of a special version of WSJ’s publication on the economy. It is possible to register for daily delivery here. U.S. employers added 155,000 jobs in November, less than anticipated, and the unemployment rate held at 3.7 percent. This is Greg Ip, the WSJ’s chief economics commentator, to take you through rsquo…