Courtesy of Donald Luskin, SmartMoney via MSN Money

The recession?  It's over, says economist. 

Jobless claims have peaked, says a member of the bureau charged with declaring when US recessions begin and end.  In every recession since 1974, the peak in jobless claims has come within weeks of the bottom.

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May 25, 2009