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BOZEMAN, MONTANA - AUGUST 9: Montana Republican U.S. Senate candidate Tim Sheehy walks up to the stage during a rally for Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump at the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse at Montana State University on August 9, 2024 in Bozeman, Montana. (Photo by Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images)

Montana Senate Race Results

Republican Tim Sheehy has flipped and won Montana’s Senate race.

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 27: Senate Armed Services Committee member Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) arrives for a hearing on the Commission On The National Defense Strategy's finding in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill November 27, 2018 in Washington, DC. Commission co-chairs Eric Edelman and retired Navy Admiral Gary Roughead warned that the United States military readiness is on the cusp of a national security emergency and despite Defense Secretary James Mattis' strategy to move the armed forces in the right direction the plan is not adequately resourced. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Nebraska Senate Race Results

Deb Fischer has won Nebraska’s Senate race.

BRECKSVILLE, OHIO - NOVEMBER 4: Republican nominee for U.S. Senate Bernie Moreno addresses supporters at Brecksville Community Center on November 4, 2024 in Brecksville, Ohio. Moreno is making the final stops of his campaign before Election Day tomorrow. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

Ohio Senate Race Results

Bernie Moreno has flipped and won Ohio’s Senate race.

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 13: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) speaks during a rally about climate change issues near the U.S. Capitol on September 13, 2021 in Washington, DC. The League of Conservation Voters and Climate Action Campaign held the rally to urge the passage of the 'Build Back Better' legislation. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Rhode Island Senate Race Results

Sheldon Whitehouse has won Rhode Island’s Senate race.

People line up outside a Kentucky Career Center hoping to find assistance with their unemployment claim in Frankfort, Kentucky, U.S. June 18, 2020. REUTERS/Bryan Woolston/File Photo

Weekly jobless claims at five-month low; consumer spending rises solidly

The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits fell to a five-month low last week and consumer spending increased more than expected in September.

Signage for a job fair is seen on 5th Avenue after the release of the jobs report in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., September 3, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo

US weekly jobless claims rise as labor market gradually slows

Ebbing labor market momentum, together with abating inflation pressures, keep the Federal Reserve on track to start cutting interest rates this year.