Dozens of companies listed under the index have surpassed analyst expectations through a series of earnings reports this week.

The number of Americans who newly filed for unemployment benefits declined last week, the Labor Department said Thursday, another reassuring sign about the health of the job market. Jobless claims filings fell to 221,

Initial jobless claims for the week ended July 12 fell by 7K to 221K vs. 233K consensus and 228K prior (revised from 227K), according to data released by the Department of Labor on Thursday.

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US initial jobless claims fell for the fifth consecutive week, reaching the lowest level since mid-April, reflecting continued strength in the labor m

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Vermont dropped last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, fell to 206 in the week ending July 12, down from 309 the week before, the Labor Department said.

The number of Americans filing new applications for jobless benefits unexpectedly fell to a seven-week low last week, suggesting employers may be holding on to workers despite other indications of a cooling labor market and creating no urgency for the Federal Reserve to resume its interest rate cuts.

Unemployment claims are decreasing in some areas while soaring in others, highlighting the currently uneven state of the U.S. labor market.

U.S. stock futures were little changed on Thursday after the release of weekly jobless-claims data, as well as an advance reading on retail sales. The retail-sales reading showed growth of 0.6% in June,

Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average and other major indexes were mixed Thursday, as Wall Street awaited to surprise initial jobless claims and U.S. retail sales data. Meanwhile, Taiwan SemiconductorTSM,