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Apr 11, 2019

We haven’t had these jobless claims since 1969

Jobless claims drop to an almost-50-year low. Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro agrees to let foreign aid into the country. Plus, the Economist magazine’s statistical model to predicts the likely winner of the PGA Masters Tournament.

Congress continues to debate over the payroll tax cut and jobless benefits. Here's how one unemployed person is already being affected.
Congress continues to debate over the payroll tax cut and jobless benefits. Here's how one unemployed person is already being affected.
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We haven’t had these jobless claims since 1969