1. Jobless Claims
Rise More than Expected, Up by 24,000 to 399,000; Retail Sales Disappoint, Up
0.1%.
2. Stocks edged higher at the
open Thursday as some successful bond auctions in Europe helped offset a handful
of disappointing jobs and retail reports.
Alcoa led the Dow gainers,
while Chevron lagged.
BofA traded near $7 at the
open.
3. Stocks came off their worst
levels Tuesday but were still mixed after a handful of weak economic reports
limited gains.
Chevron led the blue-chip
laggards, while Alcoa rallied.
4. Stocks closed higher in thin
trading Thursday, led by strength in materials and industrials, erasing losses
after several weak economic reports from earlier in the session.
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