Improving Labor Market Lifts Stock ETFs U.S. equities and stock exchange traded funds regained their footing Thursday as new jobless claims hit a five year low, pointing to a strengthening U.S. labor market. The SPDR S&P 500 (NYSEArca: SPY) ...
June 13, 2013 - ETF Trends via Yahoo! Finance
Jobless claims fall; labor market healing ongoing WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits fell last week, nearing its lowest level in five years in a sign of resilience for the U.S. labor market. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits declined 12,000 to a seasonally adjusted 334,000, the Labor Department said on Thursday. That was the smallest number of first-time applications since early ...
June 13, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News