U.S. stocks edged higher Thursday, extending their recent rally, after data showed a drop in the number of Americans filing for unemployment—albeit from historically high levels. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 100 points, or 0.4%, in morning trading, a day after the blue-chips gauge closed above 25000 for the first time since early March and posted its largest two-day advance in more than a month.

Source: Wall Street Journal May 28, 2020 04:55 UTC