WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The number of U.S. workers filing new claims for unemployment benefits rose slightly last week, suggesting labor market weakness extended through May after four-straight declines in monthly employment to start the year.

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Economic worries and public uncertainty about modern life in general don't unfold in a vacuum. There's a price for all that free-floating angst - and American institutions and major industries are paying it.

“The economy is in an inflationary recession denied by most central banks and in our market manipulation capitals of Washington and New York. Traders and investors need to pay attention to actual stats not those with a mainstream, Keynesian agenda.

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