Jobless claims increase for second consecutive week (MarketWatch)

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Initial jobless claims in the US rose by 16,000 to a total of 744,000 last week; economists had forecast claims would fall to 694,000, MarketWatch reported. Still, despite the uptick, initial claims are expected to continue trending lower as more people get vaccinated and the economy reopens.

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