BREAKING NEWS

1. Jobless Claims Post Surprise Decline, Down by 7,000 to 395,000, Survey Expected Claims to be Unchanged.

2. Stocks opened sharply higher in another volatile session Thursday,  although investors remained cautious over the ongoing banking problems in Europe.

 

3. France & Italy to Impose Short-Sellling Ban Tonight: Source

 

4. Stocks were higher across the board in another volatile session Thursday as investors snapped up beaten-down sectors, but continued to monitor ongoing developments in the euro zone. Cisco jumped more than 15 percent to lead the Dow gainers, while gold prices dropped more than 2 percent.

 

5. Stocks surged sharply across the board Thursday, with the S&P and Nasdaq wiping out the previous session's losses, as investors snapped up beaten-down sectors. Financials surged over 6 percent, while the volatility index tumbled 8 percent.

6. The European market authority announced plans to ban some short selling in Belgium, France, Italy and Spain.