JOBLESS CLAIMS
Number of individuals who have filed or are filing to claim unemployment insurance benefits, which is reported weekly by the US Department of Labor. The data has two classifications: initial and continuing. Initial claims comprises of unemployed individuals who are filing for the first time while continuing benefits refer to people who have been receiving unemployment benefits for a while. Jobless claims are a significant indicator on the employment situation and the economic condition.
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Secondary location, outside the main office, conducting business of the company. Most branch offices are made up of smaller divisions of various as ...
Rump
A term referring to group of investors who refuses to tender their shares into a corporate action, such as a merger or acquisition.
Catalyst
Something causing or initiating a significant event to happen such as news and information. Initially, it used to pertain to a reaction in chemistr ...
Federal Subsidy Recapture
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ECONOMIC CALENDAR
| Time | Country | Indices | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11:00 | Ifo Business Climate Index | Jan | |
| 11:00 | Ifo Current Assessment | Jan | |
| 11:00 | IFO - Expectations | Jan | |
| 15:30 | Durable Goods Orders | Nov | |
| 16:00 | NBB Business Climate | Jan | |
| 01:50 | Corporate Service Price Index | Dec | |
| 02:01 | BRC Shop Price Index | Jan | |
| 02:30 | NAB Business Confidence | Dec | |
| 04:00 | Credit Card Spending | Dec |
