<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080131/bs_nm/usa_economy_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080131/2008_01_31t091314_450x300_us_usa_economy_jobless.j pg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=VhuEARp6rWqsAaM1ewG4.Q--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Visitors search for job possibilities on the Internet at Workforce Central Florida in Casselberry, Florida July 3, 2003. (Joe Skipper/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The number of workers filing new
claims for jobless aid surged last week to the highest since
October 2005, and consumer spending softened at the end of last
year, according to reports on Thursday that heightened worries
about a possible recession.</p><br clear="all"/>
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Jobless claims surge, spending softens
(Reuters)