Initial Jobless Claims

Of the more than 22 million jobs that disappeared in the spring, 10 million remain lost

S&P 500, Nasdaq end higher with energy; Dow down 6th day

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq eked out slight gains on Thursday after another choppy session, as economic data eased fears about the potential effect of a weakening global economy on the United States.

StanChart sees better US job data, weak non-farm payrolls

Markets are factoring in relatively weak non-farm payrolls number, at around 155000. But there may be a fall in unemployment rate – moving down to 7.5 percent compared with 7.6 percent

Global markets close higher led by supportive data

Upward grind continued in global markets led by supportive data on Thursday. Euro against US dollar too ended higher post European Central Bank (ECB) meet. Meanwhile, ECB kept rates unchanged and Bank of Japan too left interest rates & asset purchases unchanged.