| | | Jobless claims drop; labor market slack shrinking | | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits fell last week, unwinding half of the prior period's jump and suggesting the labor market was tightening despite a recent slowdown in job growth. |
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| | | Italy rally soothes Europe's UK election, ECB jitters | | | LONDON (Reuters) - European stocks climbed but the euro and pound sagged as markets readied for a triple dose of excitement - an ECB signal of its next moves, a British election and testimony by the ex-FBI chief Donald Trump fired last month. |
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| | | Oil falls for second day as concern grows over supply | | | LONDON (Reuters) - Oil fell for a second day on Thursday to hit one-month lows after an unexpected surge in U.S. inventories and the return of more Nigerian crude aggravated investor concerns about an already oversupplied market. |
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