Thursday, June 28, 2007

UPDATE 1-U.S. jobless claims fall 13,000 in latest week

(Reuters) - Analysts polled by Reuters were expecting claims to slip to
318,000 in the week ending June 23 from the previous week. New
jobless claims were revised to 326,000 from 324,000 in the week
ending June 16.




The report was "a little stronger than had been expected
... but it was an improvement. This I think is kind of
encouraging for economic activity." said Michael Metz, chief
investment strategist, Oppenheimer & Co. in New York.


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