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Jobless Claims Jump As US Tech Firms Announce Most Job Cuts In 2 Years

Jobless Claims Jump As US Tech Firms Announce Most Job Cuts In 2 Years The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits for the first time jumped to its highest in three months last week at 225k (215k exp), but this remains well within the range of the last five years... Source: Bloomberg The biggest increase in initial claims came from California while Texas saw the biggest decline... Continuing Jobless Claims dipped to 1.777 million Americans (remaining below the 1.8mm Maginot Line), just above two year lows... Source: Bloomberg However, despite the seemingly solid claims...
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