Traders work during the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on March 16, 2020 at Wall Street in New York City. (Photo by Johannes EISELE / AFP) (Photo by JOHANNES EISELE/AFP via Getty Images) NEW YORK - U.S.
equity futures are trading cautiously on Thursday ahead of what could be another record jobless claims report. Futures are indicating a slightly lower open. RELATED: CoronavirusNOW.com, FOX launches national hub for COVID-19 news and updates One item of economic data that could dictate the trading direction would be the weekly jobless claim number being released Thursday morning.
Roughly 5.25 million Americans are expected to have filed for first-time unemployment benefits last week according to economists surveyed by