Article: PLUS BUSINESS

JOBLESS CLAIMS FALL: The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment insurance fell by 40,000 during Christmas week to the lowest level in nearly four years, the government said today. The unexpectedly large drop brought the level of claims for the week ended Dec. 26 to 291,000, down from 331,000 the week before. It was the lowest level since April, 1989. It was the second consecutive large decline and the 10th drop in 14 weeks. Claims had fallen by 29,000 the previous week. KELLOGG HIKES PRICES: Kellogg Co. has raised the price of its cereals an average of 3.2 percent. The rise was a "response to increases in over-all business costs," company spokesman Dick Lovell said. ...

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