may just have to wait for china to give the ok we'll get the latest from the dean of the miami harvard business school and we have a lot to get here so let's get started. we begin with the unemployment numbers as weekly jobless claims took an unexpected turn for the worse for the week ending on september 19th labor department reported 870000 americans filed for unemployment that's up from the week prior with 866000 the labor department remains stuck at a pretty high level here still above their peak 65065000 during the great recession that was between 20072009 the data comes as u.s. lawmakers still haven't come to an agreement on a new round of stimulus something the federal reserve argues is needed for economic recovery earlier this week federal reserve chairman jerome powell and u.s. treasury secretary stephen newton well they expressed concerns over more need for aid. password will depend on keeping the virus under control and on policy all see actions taken at all levels of government we continue to work with congress on a bipartisan basis to pass a face for relief program i believe a targeted pac