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Finally, the gold market gets a bid, so here's how to trade it.
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NEW YORK, April 4- Brent crude prices hit a five-month low near $105 a barrel on Thursday as a jump in U.S. jobless claims triggered a second day of widespread selling in oil markets, but the benchmark crude pared losses late in New York as the euro strengthened. Brent crude settled down 77 cents at $106.34 a barrel.
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U.S. crude oil has had its worst two-day drop since October 2012, and to some pro traders, further declines are likely.
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*Corn hits 9- mth bottom, Brent crude slips to 5- mth low. NEW YORK, April 4- Corn, oil and gold prices hit multi-month lows on Thursday while cotton joined the selloff in commodities that extended to a fourth day after another disappointing U.S. economic report raised worries about the health of the world's largest economy.
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Best Buy rallies on plan to sell discounted iPads. NEW YORK, April 4- U.S. stocks edged higher on Thursday on supportive plans by major central banks, though another disappointing U.S. economic report added to worries about the economy's strength. Offsetting that, the Bank of Japan shocked markets with ambitious plans to fight deflation.
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NEW YORK, April 4- Brent crude prices fell to a five-month low near $105 a barrel on Thursday as a jump in U.S. jobless claims sparked a second day of heavy selling across oil markets. "Data has been disappointing all week long, and the oversupply of crude just confirmed that," said Bill Baruch, senior market strategist at iitrader.com LLC in Chicago.
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*New U.S. jobless claims rise to three-month high. NEW YORK, April 4- U.S. The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits rose 28,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 385,000, the highest level since last November, the U.S. Labor Department said.
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"The jobless claims added to the pressure after the Bank of Japan's decision to pump money created a big rally in the dollar and U.S. debt in a safe-haven play," said Phil Flynn, analyst at Price Futures Group in Chicago.
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WASHINGTON, April 4- The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits hit a four-month high last week, the latest suggestion the labor market recovery lost some momentum in March.
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*New jobless claims rise to three-month high. NEW YORK, April 4- U.S. The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits rose 28,000 to a seasonally adjusted 385,000, the highest level since November, the U.S. Labor Department said.
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Initial claims for state unemployment benefits increased 28,000 to a seasonally adjusted 385,000, the highest level since November, the Labor Department said on Thursday.
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NEW YORK, April 4- U.S. stock index futures trimmed some gains on Thursday after data showed weekly jobless claims rose more than expected in the latest week. S&P 500 futures rose 3.5 points and were above fair value, a formula that evaluates pricing by taking into account interest rates, dividends and time to expiration on the contract.
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CNBC's Rick Santelli breaks down the latest numbers on unemployment, and discusses its impact on the markets, with CNBC's Steve Liesman.
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WASHINGTON, April 4- The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits rose to its highest level in four months last week, suggesting the labor market recovery lost some steam in March.
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*Best Buy rallies on plan to sell discounted iPads. NEW YORK, April 4- U.S. stocks were little changed on Thursday as concerns about the economy prompted by a series of soft data this week overshadowed market-supporting policies of major central banks. Exxon Mobil was off 0.5 percent at $89.46.
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WASHINGTON, March 28- The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits rose last week, but not enough to suggest the labor market recovery was taking a step back. The underlying growth trend is showing some encouraging signs, but the key risk is how much fiscal tightening we'll see this year, "said Laura Rosner, economist at BNP Paribas in New York.
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*Cyprus reopens banks under tight restrictions. NEW YORK, March 28- Wall Street was set for a flat open on Thursday after data showed initial jobless claims rose more than expected last week and the U.S. economy expanded at a sluggish pace in the fourth quarter. "We've been in a pause phase for past 10 sessions or so, mainly because of the Cyprus wild card.
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WASHINGTON, March 28- The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits rose more than expected last week, but probably not enough to suggest the labor market recovery was taking a step back.
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NEW YORK, March 28- U.S. stock index futures briefly trimmed gains after data showed initial jobless claims rose more than expected last week and the U.S. economy expanded at a sluggish pace in the fourth quarter.
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CNBC's Rick Santelli reports that initial jobless claims were up 16,000 to 357,000, and the final GDP revision is up .4 percent as opposed to the initial .1 percent estimate. With Barbara Marcin, Gabelli Dividend & Income Fund portfolio manager, and Michael Santoli, senior columnist, Yahoo Finance.