U.S. markets closed mostly flat Thursday as investors looked ahead to Friday’s July jobs report.
- The Dow closed the day down -85.68 or -0.26%
- The S&P 500 slid -3.23 or -0.08%
- The Nasdaq closed the day up +52.42 or +0.41%
The Labor Department on Thursday reported that about 260,000 workers in the United States filed new unemployment claims for the week ending July 30, reaching a nine-month high.
The data came as investors also braced for a July jobs report Friday, which economists estimate will show that the economy added 250,000 jobs last month, down from 372,000 in June……
*Click on the “Full Loaf” icon to read the full article! After you read the article come back and tell us your thoughts.