Fewer unemployment claims filed in the U.S. last week

Fewer unemployment claims filed in the U.S. last week

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In the week ending December 26, 787,000 people filed first-time jobless claims, down 19,000 from the week before. Norm Champ, former director of the investment management division at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and author of "Mastering Money: How to Beat Debt, Build Wealth, and Be Prepared for any Financial Crisis," spoke with Jamie Yuccas on CBSN about these numbers, the economic effect of not passing a bigger stimulus bill and how the economy is changing because of the crisis.

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