[Coin World] The number of initial jobless claims in the U.S. for the week ending August 16 was 235,000, expected to be 225,000, and the previous value was 224,000. The four-week average of initial jobless claims in the U.S. for the week ending August 16 was 226,250, with the previous value at 221,750. The number of continuing jobless claims in the U.S. for the week ending August 9 was 1,972,000, expected to be 1,960,000, and the previous value was revised from 1,953,000 to 1,942,000.