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US Applications for Jobless Benefits Fall to Two-Month Low
Initial jobless claims fell by 9,000 to 228,000 in the week ended July 15, according to Labor Department data published Thursday. The median estimate in a Bloomberg survey of economists called for 240,000 new claims.
Bernanke Says Next Fed Interest Rate Hike May Be Its Last
The Federal Reserve’s widely expected increase in interest rates next week may pro...