WHAT: Labor Department initial Jobless Claims, weekly. IFR COMMENTARY: "After four weeks of consensus-beating improvements, we look for the initial claims figure to come in at around 342 k for the week ending March 23rd, just slightly above the prior week's initial reading of 336 k.
*Brokerages cut price targets on Oracle after Q3 miss. NEW YORK, March 21- Wall Street was set for a flat open on Thursday as jobless claims last week were in line with expectations and investors awaited data on housing and regional manufacturing. A solution to Cyprus's financial "mess" kept investors cautious.
WASHINGTON, March 21- The number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits edged higher last week, but a trend reading dropped to its lowest in five years and pointed to ongoing healing in the labor market.
*Brokerages cut price targets on Oracle after Q3 miss. I think we will get market-friendly numbers and that could propel the S&P 500 to new record highs, " Peter Cardillo, chief market economist at Rockwell Global Capital in New York.
March 21- U.S. Labor Department report of initial state jobless benefit claims, seasonally adjusted. Initial Claims: March 9 from 332,000; Feb 9 from 343,000. Four-Week Average: March 9 from 346,750; March 2 from 349,750; Feb. 23 from 356,000.
WASHINGTON, March 21- The number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits edged higher last week, but a trend reading dropped to its lowest in five years and pointed to ongoing healing in the labor market. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits rose 2,000 to a seasonally adjusted 336,000, the Labor Department said on Thursday.
March 21- U.S. Labor Department report of initial state jobless benefit claims, seasonally adjusted.
WHAT: Labor Dept. initial Jobless Claims, weekly. Continuing claims is a similar story: We look for an uptick to around 3.050 mln from the prior week's 3.024 mln, which was an 89 k drop and the lowest reading since June 2008. Our call would also leave the continuing series below its current 4- week moving average of 3.098 mln, which is the lowest since July 2008. "
WASHINGTON, March 14- The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits dropped for a third straight week last week, the latest indication the labor market recovery was gaining traction.
WASHINGTON, March 14- The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits dropped for a third straight week last week, the latest indication the labor market recovery was gaining traction.
WASHINGTON, March 14- The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits dropped for a third straight week last week, the latest indication the labor market recovery was gaining traction.
WASHINGTON, March 14- The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits dropped for a third straight week last week, the latest indication the labor market recovery was gaining traction.
*Weekly jobless claims fall 10,000. WASHINGTON, March 14- The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits dropped for a third straight week last week, the latest indication the labor market recovery was gaining traction.
*Weekly jobless claims fall 10,000. WASHINGTON, March 14- The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits dropped for a third straight week last week, the latest indication the labor market recovery was gaining traction.
NEW YORK, March 14- U.S. Treasuries extended price losses on Thursday as fewer than expected claims for jobless benefits in the latest week suggested improvement in the U.S labor market.