 This is a Bloomberg Money Minute. In a sign the labor market is softening, initial applications for unemployment benefits rose last week. They creeped up by 20,000, the most since early May. Claims at 243,000 came in higher than the forecast of economists in a Bloomberg survey. Homebuilder D.R. Horton reported weaker-than-expected quarterly orders as persistently high mortgage rates pressured the entry-level market the company focuses on.