What's in a jobless claim?

First-time jobless claims — that’s the number of people who filed for unemployment in a given week — are at a 57-year low. Sounds good, right? Sure, except changes to the unemployment insurance system have narrowed the pool of eligible recipients. And it doesn’t include the rising long-term unemployment rate. So the question is, are jobless claims a reliable economic indicator anymore? Also in this episode: War in the Middle East gives U.S. LNG producers a leg up, the Nashville Symphony recieves critical support from an unlikely source, and AI investors have their eyes glued to CoreWeave earnings.

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What is CoreWeave and why is the stock market rising and falling on its earnings?How the Iran War is transforming the liquefied natural gas industryWhat a record-breaking harvest season looks like for one Iowa farmerNashville's symphony orchestra needed saving when Big Tech stepped inDo low jobless claims tell an accurate story anymore?Faced with a return-to-office mandate, she started her own business instead