Jobless claims rise, wholesale inventories drop
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The number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits rose slightly last week, while wholesale inventories dropped unexpectedly in December in a good sign for future economic growth, government data showed on Thursday.
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Inventories at U.S. wholesalers rose  0.9 percent in August, in line with expectations, as stocks of  autos, metals and computer equipment swelled, a government  report showed on Friday.
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The number of U.S. workers filing new claims for jobless aid jumped by a much larger-than-expected 69,000 last week to the highest in over two years, government data on Thursday showed, but the numbers were likely skewed by the timing of a public holiday.
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Inventories at U.S. wholesalers rose a larger-than-expected 0.8 percent in October led by autos, machinery and computer equipment, while sales fell 0.5 percent, the government said on Monday.
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Initial U.S. jobless claims surged  unexpectedly last week, taking claims to their highest level  since late September, but analysts shrugged off the large jump  as a holiday-related blip.
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The number of U.S. workers filing  initial claims for jobless aid rose 10,000 last week to the  highest level in nearly two months, government data showed on  Thursday.
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The number of Americans submitting  new claims for jobless aid dropped 9,000 last week, while  stockpiles of wholesale durable goods rose for the 35th  straight month, government data released on Thursday showed.
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The number of U.S. workers filing new claims for jobless aid jumped by 28,000 last week, far more than anticipated and the biggest increase for any week since February, the Labor Department said on Thursday.
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The number of initial claims for  U.S. jobless aid filed last week rose 2,000, while a more  reliable barometer of labor trends climbed to its highest level  in two months, government data showed on Thursday.
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New claims for U.S. jobless benefits rose in the latest week, but the gain was largely blamed on Hurricane Charley, the government said on Thursday.
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New orders for U.S.-made durable  goods rose much more than expected in June and the number of  workers filing for unemployment benefits fell last week,  according to government reports on Thursday that showed strong  business activity.
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The number of unemployed U.S.  workers claiming an initial week of jobless aid unexpectedly  rose last week by 7,000, taking a four-week average of claims  to the highest level since October, the government said on  Thursday.
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Fewer workers signed up for  unemployment aid last week, underscoring stability in the labor  market, and inventories at U.S. wholesalers picked up in April  in a sign businesses are preparing for more demand later this  year.
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Inventories at U.S. wholesalers rose  a slightly-less-than-expected 0.5 percent in September as  stocks of automotive goods declined, a government report showed  on Tuesday.
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The number of U.S. workers filing  initial claims for jobless aid rose last week, suggesting some  softening in the U.S. labor market, but a forward-looking  economic gauge released on Thursday pointed to a pick-up in  growth.
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Inventories at U.S. wholesalers rose  by a slightly larger-than-expected 0.8 percent in July on  bigger stockpiles of autos and electrical equipment, a Commerce  Department report on Thursday showed.
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The number of Americans lining up to  claim an initial week of jobless aid rose less than expected  last week, according to a report on Thursday that the Labor  Department said was unaffected by recent hurricanes.