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In hopefully the last major piece of grim news, jobless claims continue to spiral upward:

Signaling persistent labor market weakness, first-time applications for state unemployment benefits for the week ended Feb. 21 rose 36,000 to a seasonally adjusted 667,000, government data showed Thursday.
The level of initial claims thus stands at the highest since October 1982 — up 86% from the same period in the prior year. The four-week average of new claims, which measures the underlying trend, rose 19,000 to 639,000 — also the highest level since October 1982.

Does anyone have any good news? or (borrowing an idea from balloon-juice) pictures of their pets they want to post?

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