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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 02: A 'Now Hiring' sign is displayed outside a resale clothing shop on June 2, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. Today’s U.S. labor report shows that employers added 339,000 jobs in May with sectors including construction, healthcare, business services and transportation adding jobs with wages showing 4.3 percent growth over the same period last year. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Jobless Claims Decrease More Than Estimated To Calm Recession Fears For Now

The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week, somewhat easing fears of an unraveling labor market.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 07: A "Now Hiring" sign is seen at a FedEx location on Broadway on June 07, 2024 in New York City. A jobs report for the month of May released by Labor Department showed that the U.S. added employers added 272,000 nonagricultural jobs and also reported that the unemployment rate rose to 4 percent for the first time in more than two years. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Unemployment Claims Increase To Highest Level Since September 2023

A new report has revealed that the number of jobless claims has reached the highest in 10 months.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JULY 28: A "help wanted" sign is displayed in a window in Manhattan on July 28, 2022 in New York City. The Commerce Department said on Thursday that the nation's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) fell 0.2 percent in the second quarter. With two GDP declines in a row, many economists fear that the United States could be entering a recession. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images

Report: U.S. Jobless Claims Increase To Highest Level Since August

Unemployment benefit claims have climbed to its highest level since August 2023, initial filings show.

A trader reacts after the closing bell on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., March 20, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File photo

Dow leads Wall St higher in lean trading week

Wall Street’s main stock indexes ticked higher, with the blue-chip Dow leading gains in thin trading ahead of crucial economic data.

People walk around the New York Stock Exchange in New York, U.S., December 29, 2023. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo

Wall St kicks off 2024 on a dull note as yields rise, Apple dips

U.S. stocks fell on the first trading day of 2024 after investors tempered expectations around interest-rate cuts this year.