NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc LEH.N expects to reduce its headcount in the fourth quarter, but expects to hire again next year, the company's chief financial officer said on Tuesday.
On a conference call, Lehman CFO Chris O'Meara said the fourth-quarter reductions would come mainly from previously announced mortgage-related layoffs.
(Reporting by Dan Wilchins)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of workers filing new applications for jobless insurance unexpectedly rose last week, according to government data on Thursday that still suggested the labor market was improving.
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