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    Dec 22, 2011

    Marketplace Index for Thursday, December 22, 2011

    Weekly jobless claims in the U.S. dropped to 364,000 last week. That’s 4,000 fewer than the week before and the smallest number since early 2008. Meanwhile on the Daily Pulse, even the mega-wealthy are trying to downsize and bargain-shop.

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    Weekly jobless claims in the U.S. dropped to 364,000 last week. That’s 4,000 fewer than the week before and the smallest number since early 2008. Meanwhile on the Daily Pulse, even the mega-wealthy are trying to downsize and bargain-shop.