Financial Dispatch: Fewer than expected file for unemployment

New claims for jobless benefits fell 52,000 last week. Andrew Torgan CNN Financial News Producer The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits last week fell to lowest level since early January, while continuing claims jumped to a record-high. New claims for jobless benefits tumbled by 52,000 to 565,000 — well below analysts’ expectations. However, analysts said last week’s drop was distorted by a change in the pattern of seasonal layoffs in the automot