Markets News Afternoon: US foreclosures fall for first time in 4 years; US weekly jobless benefit claims dip for fourth straight month
May 13th, 2010 | By Finfacts Ireland Business & Finance Portal | Category: News worldwide
Markets news on stocks, currencies and oil; US home foreclosures have dropped for the first time in four years as the economy recovered from a severe recession triggered by a mortgage meltdown, a real estate data company said Thursday; the number of Americans filing claims for jobless benefits dropped for a fourth straight week.