If you are struggling with finances during the pandemic, these tips may be helpful. NEW YORK - U.S. equity markets found footing on Thursday, marching higher in the final hour of trading, ahead of President Trump's “Opening Up America Again” announcement set for 6 pm ET.
The blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average rose nearly 33 points, or 0.12 percent, while the broader S&P 500 gained 0.57 percent and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite gained 1.66 percent led by big-cap tech names including Amazon, Netflix and Microsoft.
Optimism that pockets of the nation may be able to reopen soon helped outweigh a sizeable jump in first-time unemployment claims.