US weekly jobless claims hit 1.4 million, the first increase since March, as spiking virus cases halt reopening plans

· US jobless claims for the week that ended Saturday totaled 1.4 million, the Labor Department said Thursday. That came in above the consensus economist estimate of 1.3 million.
· Thursday's report — which marked an increase over the prior period — snapped a 15-week streak of declines. It also brought total filings over an...