US Stocks Edge Higher; Jobless Claims Fall To 227,000
US Stocks Edge Higher; Jobless Claims Fall To 227,000
U.S. stocks traded slightly higher this morning, with the Nasdaq Composite gaining around 0.2% on Thursday.
美国股市今早略有上升，纳斯达克综合指数周四上涨约0.2%。
Following the market opening Thursday, the Dow traded up 0.06% to 41,000.33 while the NASDAQ rose 0.22% to 17,121.18. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.06% to 5,523.29.
周四开盘后，道琼斯指数上涨0.06%，至41000.33；纳斯达克指数上涨0.22%，至17121.18。标普500指数也上涨，上涨0.06%，至5523.29。
Leading and Lagging Sectors
Consumer discretionary shares climbed by 0.9% on Thursday.
领涨与跌幅最大的板块：
消费类自选股周四上涨了0.9%。
In trading on Thursday, industrials shares fell by 0.6%.
周四的交易中，工业股下跌了0.6%。
Top Headline
头条新闻：
U.S. initial jobless claims fell by 5,000 from the prior week to 227,000 in the week ending August 31, compared to market estimates of 230,000.
美国首次申请失业救济人数在截至8月31日的一周内下降了5,000人，达到227,000人，市场预估为230,000人。
Equities Trading UP
股票上涨：
- Eastside Distilling, Inc. (NASDAQ:EAST) shares shot up 212% to $2.39 following the disclosure of a merger agreement with Beeline Financial Holdings, Inc., a private mortgage technology firm.
- Shares of Hoth Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:HOTH) got a boost, surging 86% to $1.29 after the company announced data from the treatment of epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitor associated papulopustular eruptions with its novel therapeutic HT-001.
- Applied Digital Corporation (NASDAQ:APLD) shares were also up, gaining 40% to $4.5399 after the company entered agreements for a $160 million private placement financing priced at market, from a group of institutional and accredited investors including NVIDIA and Related Companies.
- Eastside Distilling，Inc.(纳斯达克：EAST) 股价暴涨212%，至2.39美元，随着与私人抵押贷款科技公司 Beeline Financial Holdings，Inc. 揭示并重组协议。
- Hoth Therapeutics，Inc.(纳斯达克：HOTH) 股价获得提振，暴涨86%，至1.29美元，该公司宣布了有关使用其新型治疗药物 Ht-001 治疗表皮生长因子受体抑制剂相关丘疹脓疱性爆发的数据后。
- Applied Digital Corporation (纳斯达克：APLD) 股价也上涨，涨幅为40%，至4.5399美元，公司与一群机构和认可投资者，包括 NVIDIA 和 Related Companies 签订了一份市价定向增发融资金额为 16000万美元的协议。
Equities Trading DOWN
股票下跌：
- Singularity Future Technology Ltd. (NASDAQ:SGLY) shares dropped 29% to $4.76.
- Shares of Qualigen Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLGN) were down 20% to $0.1470 after the company announced a $3.46 million public offering of 14,724,058 shares at $0.13 per share and pre-funded warrants.
- Sify Technologies Limited (NASDAQ:SIFY) was down, falling 22% to $0.5091.
- Singularity Future Technology Ltd. (纳斯达克：SGLY) 股价下跌29%，至4.76美元。
- Qualigen Therapeutics，Inc. (纳斯达克：QLGN) 股价下跌20%，至0.1470美元，该公司宣布以每股0.13美元的发行价格公开发行了 14,724,058股股票和预融资认股权证。
- Sify Technologies Limited (纳斯达克：SIFY) 股价下跌22%，至0.5091美元。
Commodities
In commodity news, oil traded up 1% to $69.89 while gold traded up 0.9% at $2,547.80.
商品杂项
在商品新闻中，石油上涨1％，至69.89美元，而黄金上涨0.9％，至2,547.80美元。
Silver traded up 1.9% to $29.105 on Thursday, while copper rose 0.9% to $4.1135.
银价周四上涨1.9％，至29.105美元，而铜价上涨0.9％，至4.1135美元。
Euro zone
欧元区：
European shares were mixed today. The eurozone's STOXX 600 fell 0.3%, Germany's DAX rose 0.2% and France's CAC 40 fell 0.5%. Spain's IBEX 35 Index rose 0.7%, while London's FTSE 100 fell 0.1%.
欧洲股市今天呈现出混合格局。欧元区的STOXX 600指数下跌0.3％，德国的DAX指数上涨0.2％，法国的CAC 40指数下跌0.5％。西班牙的IBEX 35指数上涨0.7％，而伦敦的FTSE 100指数下跌0.1％。
Retail sales in the Eurozone rose by 0.1% from the previous month in July compared to a revised 0.4% decline in the earlier month. The HCOB Eurozone construction PMI came in unchanged at 41.4 in August. The S&P Global UK construction PMI declined to 53.6 in August compared to 55.3 in July.
欧元区7月份零售销售同比增长0.1％，而上个月下降了修正后的0.4％。8月份HCOb欧元区施工采购经理人指数与上月持平，为41.4。标准普尔全球英国施工采购经理人指数在8月份下降至53.6，而7月份为55.3。
Asia Pacific Markets
亚太市场
Asian markets closed mostly lower on Thursday, with Japan's Nikkei 225 falling 1.05%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index falling 0.08%, China's Shanghai Composite Index gaining 0.14% and India's BSE Sensex falling 0.18%.
周四，亚洲市场大多数下跌，日本的日经225指数下跌1.05％，香港的恒生指数下跌0.08％，中国的上证综指上涨0.14％，印度的BSE Sensex指数下跌0.18％。
Average cash earnings in Japan rose by 3.6% year-over-year in July versus a 4.5% increase in the prior month.
日本的平均现金收入在7月同比增长了3.6％，而上个月增长了4.5％。
Economics
经济学
- U.S. private businesses added 99,000 workers to their payrolls in August compared to a revised 111,000 gain in July and versus market estimates of 145,000.
- U.S. initial jobless claims fell by 5,000 from the prior week to 227,000 in the week ending August 31, compared to market estimates of 230,000.
- U.S. non-farm business sector labor productivity rose by 2.5% in the second quarter versus the preliminary estimate of 2.3% and compared to the 0.4% gain recorded in the first quarter.
- Unit labor costs in the nonfarm business sector rose by an annualized rate of 0.4% during the second quarter.
- 美国私营企业在8月份新增了99,000名员工，相比7月份的修订版增长了111,000名员工，市场预估为145,000名员工。
- 美国首次申请失业救济人数在截至8月31日的一周内下降了5,000人，达到227,000人，市场预估为230,000人。
- 美国非农业企业部门劳动生产率在第二季度上升了2.5%，比初步估计的2.3%高，与第一季度的0.4%增长相比。
- 非农业企业部门的单位劳动成本在第二季度以年化速率上升了0.4%。
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