81.   Thursday the Labor Department reports initial jobless claims and the Philadelphia Fed releases its study of regional economic conditions.

82.   Two reported no change in initial claims.

83.   Two states or territories reported no change in initial claims.

84.   U.S. bonds were little changed after a report on initial jobless claims failed to provide striking evidence that inflation will accelerate.

85.   U.S. retail sales for February are out Wednesday, followed by initial jobless claims Thursday.

86.   While the prosecution contended that Megrahi was a senior intelligence officer for Libya, it dropped its initial claim that Fhimah was also an intelligence agent.

87.   A government analyst offered no reason for the decline, which pushed initial claims to their lowest level since the beginning of December.

88.   A shorter average work week and an increase in the number of initial weekly claims for jobless benefits were responsible for the change.

89.   Average weekly initial claims for unemployment insurance and average weekly manufacturing hours also increased.