The number of Americans filing initial claims for unemployment benefits, known as jobless claims, fell more than expected to 202,000 last week, lower than consensus estimates of 216,000, according to the Labor Department. New state unemployment benefit claims rose by 12,000 last week to 218,000.
Late in the afternoon on Saturday, a band of several dozen horn players got together at Glover Park on the Marietta Square to play a collection of Christmas carols.