« CORRECTED: Nasdaq turns positive as oil cuts gains (Reuters)

Stocks turn mixed following decline in oil (AP)

The New York Times and The Wall Street Jounal are displayed at a newsstand on Monday, July 28, 2008 in New York. News Corp. says fiscal fourth-quarter earnings jumped 27 percent, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2008, on profit from the sale of assets and higher operating earnings in its film, cable networks and newspaper units. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)AP - Stocks pared their losses to trade mixed Thursday after a drop in oil prices offset unease about a surprise jump in weekly unemployment claims and disappointing sales figures from retailers. The Dow Jones industrials fell about 140 points, while the Nasdaq composite index ticked higher as many technology names advanced.

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