The number of new applications for jobless benefits in the US rose to its highest level in more than eight-and-a-half years. The report heightened concerns on Wall Street that the worst may not yet be over for the struggling US economy.
Eight-year high for US jobless figure
The number of new applications for jobless benefits in the US rose to its highest level in more than eight-and-a-half years
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