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The number of Americans filing applications for unemployment benefits rose slightly more than expected last week, but the trend in claims remained consistent with strong labor market conditions.

U.S. consumer spending rose marginally in September while wages were unchanged, which could cast doubts on consumers' ability to continue driving the economy amid a deepening slump in business investment.

U.S. labor costs increased in the third quarter as a tightening labor market lifted wages across the board.

"Huge AirPod growth" helped drive Apple's earnings, Bernstein's Toni Soccanogahi said.

Fiat Chrysler on Thursday posted higher than expected operating earnings for the third quarter, lifted by its North-American business, as the carmaker heads to a merger with French rival PSA .

Investment bank Lazard has axed about 200 employees after a review of its business, Chief Financial Officer Evan Russo said on Thursday.

Investment bank Lazard reported a 21% drop in third-quarter adjusted net income amid a slowdown in worldwide deal activity, though the decline was smaller than analysts had estimated as its financial advisory business stabilized.

Denmark's decision to approve the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, designed by Moscow to bypass Ukraine, strengthens Russia and weakens Europe, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday.

Altria Inc took a $4.5 billion hit from its investment in electronic-cigarette maker Juul Labs Inc on Thursday as it faced up to the financial fallout of a regulatory crackdown on the vaping industry this year.

The tech giant just reported stronger-than-expected earnings for the fourth quarter, but its stock is up only slightly.

SNC-Lavalin Group Inc said on Thursday it named interim head Ian Edwards as its chief executive officer.

U.S. drugmaker Bristol-Myers Squibb Co reported higher-than-expected third-quarter profit on Thursday, helped by strong sales of blood thinner Eliquis, even as growth of its blockbuster cancer treatment Opdivo slowed.

Thomson Reuters Corp , parent of the Reuters News agency, reported higher-than-expected quarterly operating profit on Thursday and affirmed its 2019 and 2020 estimates.

Pesticides and seeds producer Corteva Inc posted a smaller-than-expected quarterly loss on Thursday as seed sales jumped after historic floods in the U.S. Midwest delayed the spring planting season.

Nintendo Co Ltd's second-quarter operating profit more than doubled, blowing past analyst estimates, on strong demand for its Switch console.