Weekly Jobless Claims Remain Tame, More Q4 Earnings Beats

Key Takeaways New Jobless Claims Remain Low at 212KLonger-Term Claims Come Down As Well: 1.833MCelsius, Shake Shack and Baidu Beat EarningsThursday, February 26th, 2026Pre-market indexes are swinging back into positive territory from lower early-morning levels, now erasing the big losses in the first part of this week on all but the small-cap Russell 2000, which is break-even over the past five trading days. This morning, the Dow is +110 points, +0.22%, the S&P 500 is +6, +0.09%, the Nasdaq +7, +0.03% and t ...