Author Archives: John Rutledge

Initial Unemployment Claims 357K, Down 53K from Last Week

Initial unemployment claims fell sharply this week, reversing out the big jump the week before. In the week ending April 5, initial claims were 357K, a decrease of 53K from the previous week’s revised figure of 410K. The 4-week moving … Continue reading

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Dubai World launches Web site in Chinese

Interesting article in today’s Khaleej Times, Dubai World launches Web site in Chinese. Investors from China and Gulf countries are getting acquainted because there is a real resource complementarity between the regions. And because both have been repelled by the … Continue reading

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