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(48,121 posts) Thu Jul 18, 2013, 08:37 AM Jul 2013

US jobless claims drop 24K to 334,000 in latest week, beats forecasts

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Economists polled by Reuters had expected first-time applications to fall to 345,000 last week.

http://www.cnbc.com/id/100895812

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US jobless claims drop 24K to 334,000 in latest week, beats forecasts (Original Post) The Straight Story Jul 2013 OP

Economists usually use the 4 week moving average to plan but this is good news no matter byeya Jul 2013 #1

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1. Economists usually use the 4 week moving average to plan but this is good news no matter