Stocks were slightly higher in afternoon trading Thursday as the market looks to add to its gains from earlier in the week.

According to the latest Labor Department data, weekly jobless claims fell to 219,000 compared with expectations of 223,000.

The stock erased early mild losses after the Christmas midweek holiday. Boeing shares have made five-month highs.

As of 10:45 a.m., markets appear headed to break their recent winning streak. The Dow Jones Industrial Average has seen 5 ...

Wall Street's main indexes were unchanged on Thursday, amid light trading the day after the Christmas break, as rising yields ...