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Dow futures rose Thursday, one day after the 30-stock average and the S&P 500 broke four-session losing streaks. The Nasdaq rose for the second straight day. All three stock benchmarks added 1% as investors looked past the troubles at Chinese property giant China Evergrande Group and took comfort in signaling from the Fed that it had no immediate intentions of removing U.S. monetary stimulus policies. (CNBC)

Wednesday's gains put a dent in Monday's plunge and the slide in September, which historically has been a rough month on Wall Street. The Dow was off nearly 4% from last month's record close. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq were off about 3% from their latest record closes earlier this month. (CNBC)

* Cramer says two of his biggest worries about the market are now off the table (CNBC)

The U.S. government's weekly look at initial jobless claims unexpectedly rose to 351,000. Economists had expected a decline in new claims for week ended Sept. 18 to near Covid pandemic lows of 320,000. The prior week was revised higher to 335,000. (CNBC)