Leading Indicators, Jobless Claims Dip
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NEW YORK - A closely watched measure of future economic activity fell in July for the second consecutive month, reinforcing evidence that the nation's financial recovery is slackening.    The Conference Board said Thursday its Composite Index of Leading Economic Indicators dropped by 0.3 percent in July to 116.0, following a revised decline of 0.1 percent in June...
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NEW YORKFewer Americans lined up to claim first-time jobless benefits last week but analysts said the modest decline said very little about the current state of the labour market.
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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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The unemployment rate last month dipped to 4.6 percent even though the number of new jobs was disappointing, a sign the economy is slowing but in no danger of stalling as Election Day nears.
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The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits declined slightly last week, indicating continued strength in the labor market despite a spring slowdown in the economy.
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The drop in claims for unemployment benefits signaled continuing labor market strength despite a general economic slowdown.
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U.S. jobless claims posted their  sharpest drop in three years last week in a sign of job market  cheer, but housing starts in November logged their biggest  plunge in nearly 11 years, the government said 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 newly laid off workers filing claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week although the decline was not viewed as evidence of an improving job market.
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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 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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Fewer Americans filed jobless claims last week and growth in worker productivity slowed sharply in the third quarter, government data showed on Thursday, hinting that conditions in the sluggish U.S. labor market have improved.
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U.S. jobless claims unexpectedly  rose last week in more worrying news for the labor market,  government data showed on Thursday, while other indicators  offered more positive signals for the economy.
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The number of U.S. workers seeking  first-time jobless benefits fell more than expected last week,  dropping from levels analysts had said were inflated by a  holiday-related spike, a government report on Thursday showed.
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The number of U.S. workers signing  up for first-time jobless benefits fell to a seasonally  adjusted 308,000 last week, slightly lower than expected, a  government report on Thursday showed.
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The number of U.S. workers signing up for first-time jobless benefits fell to a seasonally adjusted 308,000 last week, slightly lower than expected, a government report on Thursday showed.
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The number of U.S. workers seeking first-time jobless claims plunged last week, as expected, after surging the prior week during the start of the holiday season, a government report showed on Thursday.