Sears continues to deal with lagging sales at its Sears and Kmart stores. The retailer reported second-quarter loss of $573 million. Find out more at http://www.bnd.com/business. ... *** The Labor Department reports a continuing drop in unemployment benefits claims. The number of weekly claims for jobless aid fell 14,000 last week. For more information, go to http://www.bnd.com/business. ... *** There is talk that the Fed will begin to slow its support for extremely low interest rates because the U.S. economy is improving fast enough. Learn more at http://www.bnd.com/business. -- Will Buss, BND business writer

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