The Drowsy Chaperone (Don Ward)
Updated: 05/20/2013 - Two weekends left to catch one great show!
U.S. stocks are higher at the opening bell after the government said weekly jobless claims edged downward last week.
The lower jobless number suggests that employers may accelerate hiring this month.
The Dow Jones industrial average rose 65 points to 12,900 shortly after the opening bell Thursday. The Standard & Poor's 500 gained almost 11 points to 1,365.
Some investors were worried about tech stocks because of a disappointing forecast from networking giant Cisco Systems. Cisco is down 8 percent. But the tech-focused Nasdaq composite index rose 13 points to 2,948.
Before Thursday, the Dow had fallen for six days in a row.
European stocks are higher as talks to form a Greek government push into a fourth day.
Updated: 05/20/2013 - Two weekends left to catch one great show!
Updated: 05/14/2013 - I'm still focused on meeting my goal of doing a pull-up. And I'm almost there! But I'm always getting this question:
Updated: 04/17/2013 - Crossing the finish line is such an awesome moment. It's hard to imagine what it has been like for the runners in Boston.
Updated: 04/09/2013 - Admittedly, there are days that I just don’t feel like working out. But then I met Viola. And if she can make working out a priority at 99, then none of us have any excuses! Here's how she's living a FIT LIFE:
Updated: 04/05/2013 - A look back at that amazing Rockies home opener, 20 years ago! Were you there?
