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Jobs and retail data show positive signs for the economy

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Jobs and retail data show positive signs for the economy

Jobs and retail data show positive signs for the economy

Another 576,000 Americans filed first-time claims for unemployment benefits - the lowest of the pandemic.

Retail sales surged to 9.8% in March.

CNN’s Christine Romans reports.


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