U.S. stocks ended the short trading week higher on Thursday as investors digested weekly data on the number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits, while looking to Friday’s jobs report for signs of a slowing economy and the future of the Federal Reserve’s interest rate policy.
However, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite booked their first losing week in four, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained a modest 0.6% for the week, according to Dow Jones Market Data.
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