Recent Quotes View Full List My Watchlist Create Watchlist Indicators DJI Nasdaq Composite SPX Gold Crude Oil Hydroworld Market Index Markets Stocks ETFs Tools Overview News Currencies International Treasuries Drop in jobless claims lift markets By: MarketMinute.com Market Updates February 22, 2018 at 09:50 AM EST First time applications for unemployment benefits dropped to its lowest level in nearly 45 years to lift the markets to a higher open with the Dow gaining 58 points to 24,855. Nasdaq climbed 34 points to 7252.On the upsideSangamo Therapeutics (Nasdaq: SGMO) entered a global collaboration agreement with Gilead's (Nasdaq: GILD) Kite to develop next generation ex vivo cell therapies to treat cancer.Whiting Petroleum (NYSE: WLL) reported a smaller than expected loss for the fourth quarter.Chesapeake Energy (NYSE: CHK) reversed year ago losses to post a stronger than expected profit for the fourth quarter. On the downside Macquarie Infrastructure (NYSE: MIC) reported higher fourth quarter earnings due to the new tax law but earnings before taxes fell.Roku (Nasdaq: ROKU) reported better than expected earnings for the fourth quarter but the company forecast current quarter revenue below estimates.Wayfair (NYSE: W) widened fourth quarter losses more than expected.In the broad market, advancing issues outpaced decliners by a margin of more than 5 to 2 on the NYSE and by nearly 3 to 2 on Nasdaq. The broader S&P 500 gained 9 points to 2,710. Bitcoin crashed $515 to $9,970. Related Stocks: Chesapeake Energy Gilead Sciences Macquarie Infrastructure Hldgs Llc NDX Roku Inc Sangamo Therapeutics Wayfair Inc Data & News supplied by www.cloudquote.io Stock quotes supplied by Barchart Quotes delayed at least 20 minutes. By accessing this page, you agree to the following Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions.
Drop in jobless claims lift markets By: MarketMinute.com Market Updates February 22, 2018 at 09:50 AM EST First time applications for unemployment benefits dropped to its lowest level in nearly 45 years to lift the markets to a higher open with the Dow gaining 58 points to 24,855. Nasdaq climbed 34 points to 7252.On the upsideSangamo Therapeutics (Nasdaq: SGMO) entered a global collaboration agreement with Gilead's (Nasdaq: GILD) Kite to develop next generation ex vivo cell therapies to treat cancer.Whiting Petroleum (NYSE: WLL) reported a smaller than expected loss for the fourth quarter.Chesapeake Energy (NYSE: CHK) reversed year ago losses to post a stronger than expected profit for the fourth quarter. On the downside Macquarie Infrastructure (NYSE: MIC) reported higher fourth quarter earnings due to the new tax law but earnings before taxes fell.Roku (Nasdaq: ROKU) reported better than expected earnings for the fourth quarter but the company forecast current quarter revenue below estimates.Wayfair (NYSE: W) widened fourth quarter losses more than expected.In the broad market, advancing issues outpaced decliners by a margin of more than 5 to 2 on the NYSE and by nearly 3 to 2 on Nasdaq. The broader S&P 500 gained 9 points to 2,710. Bitcoin crashed $515 to $9,970. Related Stocks: Chesapeake Energy Gilead Sciences Macquarie Infrastructure Hldgs Llc NDX Roku Inc Sangamo Therapeutics Wayfair Inc