Workers secure drilling pipe sections on an oil drilling tower
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A daily morning look at the financial stories you need to know to start the day.
STOCKS/ECONOMY
-Stock futures are lower Thursday morning after Wednesday's lower close for the Dow Jones Industrial average. Weekly jobless claims come out at 8:30 a.m. ET ahead of Friday's February jobs report.
OIL/ ENERGY
-U.S. crude oil continued on a sharp decline on investor concerns about oversupply. Oil is down more than 2 percent, trading at around $49 per barrel level.
OBAMACARE REPLACEMENT
-Two House committees began marathon sessions overnight to discuss the GOP Obamacare replacement bill.
