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Global Business News: Live Market Updates – The New York Times
LiveUpdated Jan. 14, 2021, 9:55 a.m. ET
Jan. 14, 2021, 9:55 a.m. ET
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New claims for state unemployment benefits sharply increased last week as the resurgent coronavirus pandemic continued to batter the economy.
A total of 1.15 million workers filed initial claims for state unemployment benefits during the first full week of the new year, the Labor Department said. Another 284,000 claims were filed for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, an emergency federal program for…
