U.S. stocks opened slightly lower on Thursday. Labor Department reports initial claims for unemployment benefits last week, from July 2008 to 40 million people since the first drop below.
At 09:30 on December 30 EST, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 11.58 points to 11,573.80 points, down 0.10%; the Nasdaq composite index fell 3.23 points to 2,663.70 points, down 0.12%; the S & P 500 Index Fell 1.21 points to 1,258.57 points, down 0.10%.