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U.S. stocks edged up at the open on Thursday, following a steep drop in the previous session, after data showed initial jobless claims rose marginally last week and investors digested a slew of earnings reports.
The Dow Jones industrial average fell 8.87 points or 0.06 %, to 14,609.72, the S&P 500 gained 1.09 points or 0.07 %, to 1,553.1 and the Nasdaq Composite added 4.63 points or 0.14 %, to 3,209.31.
