
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%.

Janet Mills and her allies are counting on a gender gap to narrow Platner’s wide lead ahead of the June 9 primary to decide who will face incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins. They are betting that the unfiltered style that has brought Platner widespread attention as someone who could help Democrats reach young men will backfire with women.

As a shrinking number of Transportation Security Administration agents work to keep hourslong security lines moving despite not being paid, President Donald Trump stepped into the fray Saturday, announcing he will send Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to airports by Monday if Congress doesn’t agree to a plan to end the partial government shutdown.











