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Description: | Business Highlights Ventura County Star NEW YORK (AP) Trading on the Nasdaq stock exchange was halted for three hours Thursday due to a technical glitch. Other exchanges were operating normally. EDT after being stopped shortly after noon because of problems with a quote dissemination system. The Nasdaq composite rose in afternoon trading after trading resumed. WASHINGTON (AP) The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week after reaching the lowest level in 5 1/2 years. But the broader trend suggests companies are laying off fewer workers and could step up hiring in the months ahead. The Labor Department said Thursday that applications for firsttime benefits rose 13,000 to a seasonally adjusted 336,000 in the week ending Aug. 17. That's up from 323,000 in the previous week, which was the lowest since Jan. 2008. The fourweek average, which smooths week to week fluctuations, fell by 2,250 to 330,500. That's the sixth straight decline and the lowes |