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>> the first thing is new claims for jobless, unemployment insurance. this is a kind of leading indicator of where jobs are going, people who are for the first time coming out and looking for unemployment insurance. and as you can see, it was trending down very sharply throughout most of the fall and the early part of this year. and it's been ticking up to 361,000. so we're going to get another new jobs number in about two weeks. it probably won't be a great one. let's take a look at another indicator, which is retail sales. also something that had been strong. then in march, again, you had a ...

>> brian: fox business alert. brand-new jobless numbers. 361,000 first-time unemployment claims were filed last week. that's higher than the week before and a little bit more than expected. they expected 357. it was about a month ago when they were over 400 for two weeks in a row. >> steve: but still the week before christmas, tough time to go into the unemployment office and ask for help. >> gretchen: last week, 343. 361 this week. extended unemployment benefits, one of the things that president obama is pushing for in the fiscal cliff negotiations but republicans keep asking where will all t...

Everybody's face. i don't think he'll see the light of day. if he played here, rex ryan would look like a real -- yeah. okay. let's go to the markets. >> yes, that. this is before the bell. >> the stock market looks to be slightly positive for the open. a couple interesting data points. jobless claims ticked up 17,000 to 361,000. but the big number that might be talked about a fair amount today, final reading on third quarter gdp, 3.1%. over 3%. it was expected to be 2.7% or 2.8%. so that's a much stronger number than had been previously expected. and also, i.c.e., intercontinental exchange is...

>> gretchen: fox business alert. the labor department releasing brand-new weekly jobless numbers, 366,000 first-time unemployment claims filed last week. that is up from 361,000 the week before and more than expected. liz mcdonald is here from the "fox business" network. the expectation was i believe 363? >> that's right. what we want to look at is the four-week moving average, not to -- the four-week really does show the trend. it probably would tick higher than 368,000. that's not a good sign. that shows that the economy is weakening again slightly. >> steve: why? >> you know, i think people...

Doing. obama's record is abysmal. he cannot run on it. >> sean: you bring the white board? >> we come almost every thursday. >> sean: karl rove is jealous and yours is bigger. >> and the numbers are getting bigger. initial jobless claims, 361,000, that means the economy's not creating jobs. those are first-time people walking in unemployment office, continuing claim, 3.1 million people every week, getting help. but he's had 202 fund-raisers, that number's bigert and golf game's 104. drop the fund-raisers and get off the golf course and get back to the oval office and work on the job. >> he's a...