Markets News Afternoon: Shares in sharp slide in Europe and US; US initial jobless claims in surprise rise
May 20th, 2010 | By Finfacts Ireland Business & Finance Portal | Category: News worldwide
Markets news on stocks, currencies and oil; In the week ending May 15th, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted US initial jobless claims was 471,000, an increase of 25,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 446,000.