US set for higher open, jobless claims, ECB in focus By: CNBC.com News December 04, 2014 at 06:34 AM EST U.S. stocks futures signaled a higher open on Thursday as markets awaited weekly jobless claims figures and the latest ECB interest rate decision. Read More >> Related Stocks: American Eagle Outfitters Barnes & Noble Dollar General Kroger Co Sears Holdings C WT Sentinelone Inc Cl A United Nat Foods