US unemployment claims fall to lowest level in months  

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The number of Americans applying for jobless benefits fell to the lowest level in more than three months last week, reflecting a still-robust job market.  Applications for unemployment aid for the week ending Dec. 31 fell by 19,000, to 204,000, the Labor Department reported this morning. Also this morning, payroll processing firm ADP reported that

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