Unemployment claims dip as pandemic aid winds down
The Labor Department reports 498000 initial claims last week, the lowest since the pandemic hit. Claims fell 92000 from a revised 590000, with continued benefits easing in Ohio and Medina County. Analysts forecast April added about 975000 jobs and an unemployment rate near 5.8 percent.
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Wall Street Ends Higher as Dow Hits Another All Time High
The market rallied with the Dow posting a 0.9 percent gain to 34,548.19 and the S&P 500 up 0.8 percent to 4,201.62 led by banks and tech names including Goldman Sachs IBM and Cisco Systems Apple Microsoft and Intel. The Nasdaq rose despite an early slide in health care shares while U.S. productivity and Fed stability reports also drew attention from investors.
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