
Crude Oil Gains Over 1%; US Weekly Jobless Claims Increase
U.S. stocks traded higher midway through trading, with the Nasdaq Composite gaining more than 100 points on Thursday. The Dow traded up 0.63% to 42,230.78 while the NASDAQ climbed 0.81% to 17,894.89. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.61% to 5,710.13. …