Jobless claims hit record peak, durable orders slide
(Reuters)
<p><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20090129/2009_01_29t091522_450x303_us_usa_economy.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=5yT5eRffmG4l3QNGj3XWxg--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="A job fair organized by the New Hampshire Employment Security agency in Salem, December 17, 2008. (Brian Snyder/Reuters)" border="0" /> (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090129/bs_nm/us_usa_economy)Reuters - The number of Americans claiming jobless benefits hit a record high in mid-January, while orders for long-lasting factory goods fell for a fifth month in December, according to data on Thursday that showed the economy in steep decline.</p><br clear="all"/>
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