First-time claims for unemployment insurance totaled 1.5 million last week, well above the 1.3 million expected, CNBC reports.
This was the 13th straight week that claims have totaled above 1 million.
Paul Krugman: “If you listen hard, you can hear the sound of dead cats bouncing.“


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