
The stock rebound continues even as claims for unemployment benefits rise again
CNN
Wall Street continues to rebound on Thursday, shrugging off both the Federal Reserve's intention to soon roll back its massive monetary stimulus and another uptick in weekly jobless claims.
The ongoing debt crisis surrounding Chinese real estate business Evergrande and America's debt ceiling debate also didn't seem to faze investors Thursday: Stocks opened higher and kept adding onto the prior sessions' rally.
At midday the Dow (INDU) was up 1.5%, or about 530 points, while the S&P 500 (SPX) rose 1.3%. The Nasdaq Composite (COMP) climbed 0.9%.

The retired Air Force general announced as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff by President Donald Trump after the abrupt Friday night firing of his predecessor is a respected career F-16 pilot who is described by current and former officials who served with him as a professional with a “strong moral center.”

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