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June 12, 2020

Another 1.5 Million U.S. Workers Filed Unemployment Claims Last Week
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Another 1.5 million U.S. residents filed for state unemployment benefits
last week. More than 44 million people have now applied for jobless
benefits since mid-March. Meanwhile, the Dow dropped nearly 7% on
Thursday in its biggest fall since March, as many states are reporting a
surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations.


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