U.S. stocks open lower as investors weigh jobless claims data

U.S. stocks opened lower Thursday, as investors assessed a report from the Department of Labor showing a slight rise in jobless claims. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.23% was down 0.1% soon after the opening bell, while the S&P 500 SPX,+0.31% fell 0.2% and the Nasdaq Composite COMP, +0.23% dropped 0.5%, according to FactSet…