Jobless Claims Tumble In Positive Sign For Economy

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Thu, 09/29/2011 - 5:51am

Jobless claims tumble in positive sign for economy

New claims for unemployment benefits dropped sharply in the latest week, The Labor Department said Thursday, giving the jobs market one of its first positive signals in some time. 

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