S&P Futures Slip as Oil Prices Rise on Kharg Island Takeover Report

The Labor Department’s report on Thursday showed that the number of Americans filing for initial jobless claims in the past week unexpectedly fell -8K to a 9-week low of 205K, compared with the 215K expected. Also, the U.S. Philly Fed manufacturing index unexpectedly rose to a 6-month high of 18.1 in March, stronger than expectations of 8.3. At the same time, U.S. January new home sales fell -17.6% m/m to a 3-1/4-year low of 587K, weaker than expectations of 722K. In addition, the Conference Board’s leading ...