Initial claims came in much better than expected. In fact, it was a WOW number to say the least. For a while, claims have been hoovering around the 360k mark and while over 300k is not good, it is better than what we have been seeing.

This is going to stir the pot when it comes to the recent Tweets by Jack Welch, unless this too is a conspiracy – just in time for the VP debate tonight…Thoughts?