us crash index..a sea of green, page-2

Thanks for the link Croupier.
1)
Weekly, average U.S. claims diverge
Continuous jobless benefits numbers hit 20-year high
2)
US April inventories boosted by backup on car lots By Rex Nutting
Inventories at auto dealers ballooned in April by 1.2 percent, sending total stocks at U.S. firms up by 0.1 percent, the Commerce Department estimated Thursday. Inventories increased 0.3 percent in March. Meanwhile, sales at U.S. retailers, wholesalers and manufacturers fell 1.5 percent in April, the biggest decline since the terror attacks in September 2001. For the most part, firms adjusted quickly to lower sales by cutting back on orders, keeping the growth in unsold goods to a minimum. The inventory-to-sales ratio rose to 1.40, matching a 14-month high.