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US unemployment aid applications hit 4-year low
The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment aid fell to a four-year low last week, bolstering the view that the job market is strengthening.The Labor Department said Thursday that weekly applications dropped 5,000 to a seasonally adjusted 348,000. That's the lowest level since March 2008, just months into the Great Recession. The four-week average of applications, a less volatile measure, dipped
The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment aid fell to a four-year low last week, bolstering the view that the job market is strengthening.The Labor Department said Thursday that weekly applications dropped 5,000 to a seasonally adjusted 348,000. That's the lowest level since March 2008, just months into the Great Recession. The four-week average of applications, a less volatile measure, dipped
Summary Box: US unemployment aid requests fall
: The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment benefits fell to a four-year low last week, indicating the job market is strengthening. Weekly applications dropped 5,000 to a seasonally adjusted
How states fared on unemployment aid applications
-year low last week, bolstering the view that the job market is strengthening.
-year low last week, bolstering the view that the job market is strengthening.
Don't rush to rejig portfolio
Last Friday’s Union Budget had a clear focus on retail investors, especially first-timers. Put more in equities and instruments that give interest income to get tax benefits. On the other
One step forward, two steps back
In this year's Union Budget, the finance minister has shown little generosity for home makers, mainly because of the country's weak fiscal situation. Increase in basic excise duty and service tax is
In this year's Union Budget, the finance minister has shown little generosity for home makers, mainly because of the country's weak fiscal situation. Increase in basic excise duty and service tax is
How states fared on unemployment aid applications
, more evidence that the job market is strengthening.
, more evidence that the job market is strengthening.
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