Jobless claims dip from 15 year low as layoffs rise in April
Initial claims rose to 265000 in the week ending Saturday from 262000, while layoffs announced by U.S. companies jumped 68 percent in April to 61582, the highest since May 2012. Oil-price weakness boosted cutbacks, pushing four month total to 201796, signaling weak job growth. The jobs report due today is expected to show 220000 net new hires and unemployment slipping to 5.4 percent.
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Labor Department
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Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc
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Freddie Mac to Pay $746 Million Dividend to Treasury
Freddie Mac reports first quarter profit of $524 million and will pay $746 million to the U.S. Treasury, the smallest dividend since 2009. The bailout terms require profits to sweep to the Treasury, with cumulative payments at $92.6 billion.
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Fannie Mae
U.S
Treasury
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Congress
Pickard China Wins White House Tableware Contract
Antiquated Pickard China of Antioch Illinois will supply White House state dinner ware. Kailua Blue Obama State China debuted at a dinner for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The firm designed the 12 piece set with White House staff input and Michael Smith.
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Illinois
White House
Obama
Pickard China Company
Antioch
China
Barack Obama
Michelle Obama
Shinzo Abe
Michael Smith
Pickard China
Air Force One
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Washington, D.C
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State Department
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Sheraton
Royalty
England
Saudi Arabia
Pickard
Laura Bush
Pickard Morgan
Millie
George H.W. Bush
Renee Fettinger
Mrs. Obama
Fettinger
Housing prices rise in Corridor and Iowa in March
The Gazette reports CoreLogic shows Cedar Rapids and Iowa City home prices up year over year in March with gains including distressed sales. Cedar Rapids up 2.8 percent overall and 2.5 percent excluding distressed, Iowa City up 3.4 percent year over year with mixed monthly changes.
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CoreLogic of
Irvine
Calif
Anand Nallathambi
CoreLogic
Iowa City
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