Markets News Afternoon: Shares fall in Europe and US; US jobless benefit claims rise and consumer inflation falls
Jun 17th, 2010 | By Finfacts Ireland Business & Finance Portal | Category: News worldwide
Markets news on stocks. currencies and oil; The US Department of Labor reported today that in the week ending June 12th, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial jobless benefit claims was 472,000, an increase of 12,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 460,000. The 4-week moving average was 463,500, a decrease of 500 from the previous week's revised average of 464,000.