Jobless Claims Come in Higher Than Expected

Pre-market futures are down a bit again this morning. We appear to be plateauing a bit this week, following a gallant fight back from near-term lows mid-April. But without heavy impacts from major economic reports or marquee names posting earnings, our sailboat is adrift, ebbing slightly lower. The Dow is down -80 points at this hour, the S&P 500 is -4 and the Nasdaq -6 points. The Dow tries to achieve a seventh-straight positive trading session, although with relatively minuscule gains of late.Initial Jobl ...