Wall Street boosted by two upbeat employment reports

warrior1

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Thu Jul-07-11 09:53 AM
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Wall Street boosted by two upbeat employment reports

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43666933/ns/business-stocks_and_economy/

Wall Street was higher Thursday after two encouraging employment reports.
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The government said Thursday that the number of Americans who made first-time claims for unemployment benefits dropped to 418,000 last week, slightly below estimates and the lowest figure in seven weeks.

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Larkspur

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Thu Jul-07-11 10:07 AM
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1. These vultures cash in on layoffs and now lower unemployment numbers

These guys make the pirates of old look like heroes.

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