In the mid-20th century Samuel Beckett wrote the play “Waiting for Godot” in which the two main characters endlessly await Godot’s arrival. But Godot never comes. In recent months, economists, Fed watchers and other pundits have been sitting by their Bloomberg terminals “Waiting for Rate Cut” which has yet to come.

On financing, XNA selected Hawkins Delafield &amp; Wood for bond counsel services and Raymond James for bond underwriter services in consultation with XNA’s <strong>municipal adviser, Leigh Ann Biernat of Stephens Inc.</strong>

Meanwhile, PACS Group (NYSE: PACS) saw occupancy levels at its facilities rise to 89.1%, increasing by 20 basis points, <strong>according to a report from investment firm Stephens Inc.</strong>, which based these numbers on an analysis of federal data.

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The Labor Department reported that <strong>initial jobless claims</strong> pulled back slightly after rising significantly over the prior two weeks. Last week initial claims reached a ten-month high as demand for labor drops further and the supply of available workers increases. First time claims in regular state programs recorded 238,000 for the week ending June 15th after the prior week’s report of 243,000. The four-week moving average climbed to 232,750 from 227,250 the prior week. Continuing claims, which include people who have received unemployment benefits for a week or more, gained 15,000 to 1,828,000 for the week ending June 8th. The insured unemployment rate, the number of people currently receiving unemployment insurance as a percentage of the labor force, remained at 1.2%.