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Jobless Claims, Durable Orders Disappoint

* Weekly jobless claims fall 2,000 * Four-week average of new claims drops 5,500 * Durable goods orders rise 0.2 percent in April * Gauge of business spending plans falls 1.9 percent WASHINGTON, May 24 ...

WASHINGTON, May 24 (UPI) -- First-time jobless claims dropped by 2,000 in the week ended Saturday, a figure that canceled the previous week's revision, the U.S. Labor Department said.

Jobless claims fall slightly

(Updates with Markit PMI report) * Weekly jobless claims fall 2,000 * Four-week average of new claims drops 5,500 * Durable goods orders rise 0.2 percent in April * Gauge of business spending plans falls ...

Jobless Claims and durable-goods orders didn't offer any definitive clues on the state of the economy.

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- U.S. jobless claims for the week ended May 19 fell 2,000 to 370,000. ...

DATA SNAP: US Jobless Claims Slip By 2K In Week Ended May 19

First-time jobless claims dropped by 2,000 in the week ended Saturday, a figure that canceled the previous week's revision, the U.S. Labor Department said.

WASHINGTON -- The number of Americans filing requests for jobless benefits fell by 2,000 last week to 370,000, the US Labor Department said Thursday, largely in line with forecasts. A survey of economists by Dow Jones expected claims to hold steady from the prior week's unrevised figure...