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A trader works the floor of the New York Stock Exchange June 23, 2009.
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NEW YORK - Stocks opened lower on Thursday after data showed the number of new filings for jobless benefits rose unexpectedly, raising fresh uncertainty about the strength of the economic recovery.
The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> dropped 8.31 points, or 0.10 percent, to 8,291.55. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.SPX> fell 1.62 points, or 0.18 percent, to 899.32. The Nasdaq Composite Index <.IXIC> lost 3.78 points, or 0.21 percent, to 1,788.56.
Shares in British banks rose on the FTSE 100 in morning trading following positive news on the Greek debt crisis.
Unite, the union, has gone to international unions, in its attempts to bring the...
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