Bloomberg (01/15/15) Shobhana Chandra
The number of people applying for unemployment benefits in the week ended Jan. 10 rose by 19,000 to 316,000, the most since early September, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. The 48 economists surveyed by Bloomberg had forecast claims of 290,000. The four-week moving average of new claims rose by 6,750 to 298,000.