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Stocks ended lower after more grim economic data, but major U.S. indexes posted large gains for the month. The Dow rose 11%, its best April performance since 1938.

All three major U.S. stock indexes are falling as grim economic news accumulates on both sides of the Atlantic.

Wall Street's main indexes fell on Thursday after a strong month of gains as millions of more Americans applied for jobless claims, taking the shine off a strong rally this month and eclipsing upbeat results from Facebook and Tesla.

The stock market was already weak before headlines about possible retaliation against hit the newswires. Abiomed stock is gaining, Textron is tumbling.

The stock market was already weak before headlines about possible retaliation against hit the newswires. Abiomed stock is gaining, Textron is tumbling.

Technology stocks were extending their losses in mid-day trade, with the SPDR Technology Select Sector ETF was declining 0.9% although the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index was sinking 3.8% this afternoon.

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U.S. stocks fell on Thursday as millions of more Americans applied for jobless claims, taking the shine off a strong rally this month and eclipsing upbeat results from Facebook and Tesla.

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In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, it was easy to miss media giant Comcast's (NASDAQ: CMCSA) announcement. Most of the few investors who caught it likely responded with a collective "huh?" Why is this television and entertainment powerhouse getting into e-commerce at all?

Thursday morning brought an end to a streak of rising stock market days, as investors seemed perturbed by continued economic impacts from the coronavirus pandemic. First-time claims for unemployment benefits came in at 3.8 million for the most recent week, bringing the total num

The S&P 500 and Dow Jones indexes dipped on Thursday as a grim U.S. jobless claims report took the shine off a strong month for stock markets globally, but encouraging quarterly earnings reports from Facebook and Tesla supported the Nasdaq.

In early trading on Thursday, shares of Tesla topped the list of the day's best performing components of the Nasdaq 100 index, trading up 6.9%. Year to date, Tesla registers a 104.5% gain.

Covid-19 dampened first-quarter advertising growth, and revenue rose just 3% over the prior year, leaving Twitter with a slight operating loss.

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Wall Street's main indexes were set to open lower on Thursday at the end of a strong month for stock markets globally as a grim U.S. jobless claims report overshadowed upbeat results from Facebook and Tesla.

Technology firms were mixed in Thursday's pre-bell trading. The Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) was marginally lower, while the Semiconductor Sector Index Fund (SOXX) was down 0.67%

Over the past six weeks, 30.3 million jobs have been lost which is 3.5 times the total number lost during the Great Recession and 18.4% of the civilian labor force as of February 2020.

Over the past six weeks, 30.3 million jobs have been lost which is 3.5 times the total number lost during the Great Recession and 18.4% of the civilian labor force as of February 2020.