US Economy: Jobless Claims Fall, 1Q GDP Revised to -0.5%

Durable goods orders on a headline basis hasn't crossed yet, but ex transportation up half a percent. The capital goods orders not defense ex air, what we call core durables up 1.7% after falling 1.5% last month. So this is good news.Business is still spending. We will have to see what the breakdown is there. Here's jobless claims.They fall to 236,000 from 246,000 last month. Last week there were a lot of people who thought this may be a seasonal adjustment problem. That pushed claims up in recent weeks bec ...