Bloomberg (11/13/14) Shobhana Chandra
The number of people applying for unemployment benefits in the week ended Nov. 8 rose by 12,000 to 290,000, the highest since Sept. 20, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. The 53 economists surveyed by Bloomberg had forecast claims of 280,000. The four-week moving average of new claims rose by 6,000 to 285,000.