Stocks open higher after jobless claims, Putin By: CNBC.com News August 14, 2014 at 09:53 AM EDT Stocks opened higher on Thursday, shaking off a higher jobless claims number, and rising with world equity markets on comments from Putin. Read More >> Related Stocks: Agilent Technologies Applied Materials Autodesk Cisco Systems Estee Lauder Co J C Penney Company Inc Kohl's Corp Noodles & Company Nordstrom Sentinelone Inc Cl A Sina Corp Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.