The Dow Jones index rose Thursday as it appeared a China trade deal was near. Meta and Microsoft surged on earnings.

Applications for US unemployment benefits declined for a fifth straight week to the lowest level since mid-April, showing a resilient job market.

Blowout results from megacaps Microsoft and Meta catapulted U.S. stock futures up more than 1% on Thursday, while an ...

Weekly jobless claims fall 5,000 to 245,000 Layoffs reported in a range of industries in prior week Continuing claims decrease 6,000 to 1.945 million Single-family building permits drop 2.7% in May ...

The four-week moving average of claims, which strips out seasonal fluctuations from the data, increased 4,750 to 245,500 last week, the highest level since August 2023.