[sunmars]

Theres that unexpected word again.......so up another lot after being revised up a lot from the week before, i see a pattern.....

[MaxMax]

I demand to know what they expect before hand.
Then maybe I will be surprised at the outcome.

[stylin19a]

The prior week's figure was revised up to 367,000 from the previously reported 357,000.

what's that now ? revised 58 out of the last 59 weeks ? keep hiding the worse news in the revision...

[exit82]

UNEXPECTEDLY!

Wow, imagine that.

[massmike]

Jobless claims unexpectedly rise last week (up to 380,000)

[traumer]

unexpectedly - MY A..

[In Maryland]

So, in plain English, this week's preliminary figure was up 23,000 over last week's preliminary figure.

Just like here in Absurdistan where the legislature didn't pass all the new taxes in time - we have a $500 million cut to make, a "doomsday budget"! Never mind that even that "cut" will leave the budget at $1 billion more than last year!

[PA Engineer]

New claims for unemployment benefits rose last week to their highest level since XXXXXXX, a development that could raise fears the labor market recovery was stalling after job creation slowed in XXXXX.

LOL. Fill in the months. I have been hearing this for over two years. First comes the initial media announcement. All the breathless network announcers gushing over the wonderful job numbers. Within two weeks we have the "unexpected" revised job numbers.

[Ghost of Philip Marlowe]

And let’s not overlook the revised figures for the previous week.

It’s disgusting and farcical how they fabricate a number (350,000) that is “unexpectedly” lower. That pumps the markets. The next week, the revise that number (360,000) and the new number (349,000) they then count as 11K under the previous (which they understate as having been revised). So if you took the original numbers, there would only be a 1K drop week-over-week, but they get the 11K number for yet another pump.

They continue this ad absurdum for a minimum of a 50 point rise in the DJIA.

Then, they get an “unexpectedly” high number like this week. Is there similarly a 50-point sell-off? Nope. They get a triple digit rise in the DJIA.

If you are in this market and think you are making money and all that profit is in the numbers, you really ought to consider cashing out a chunk of those profits. This market is rigged and only TPTB know when it will crash.

[P.O.E.]

Surprise!