<div id="readability-page-1">U.S. stocks traded lower this morning, with the Dow Jones falling more than 500 points on Thursday. Following the market opening Thursday, the Dow traded down 1.18% to 46,860.18 while the NASDAQ fell 0.92% to 22,506.55. The S&amp;P 500 also fell, dropping, 0.86% to 6,717.27. Check This Out: How To Earn $500 A Month From Goldman Sachs Stock Ahead Of Q4 Earnings Leading and Lagging Sectors Energy shares rose by 0.4% on Thursday. In trading on Thursday, financial stocks dipped by 1.4%. Top Headline U.S. initial jobless claims declined by 1,000 from the previous week to 213,000 in the first week of March, compared to market estimates of 215,000. Equities Trading UP <ul> <li>Tillys Inc ( TLYS ) shares shot up 58% to $2.58 after the company reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter financial results and issued first-quarter sales guidance above estimates.</li> <li>Shares of Codexis Inc ( CDXS ) got a boost, surging 57% to $1.99 following the company’s fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 earnings release.</li> <li>Vera Bradley, Inc. ( VRA ) shares were also up, gaining 40% to $3.54 after the company announced upbeat quarterly earnings.</li> </ul> Equities Trading DOWN <ul> <li>Decent Holding Inc ( DXST ) shares dropped 37% to $0.28. Decent Holding ( DXST ) announced a 1-for-25 reverse share split effective March 16.</li> <li>Shares of Incannex Healthcare Inc ( IXHL ) were down 33% to $4.02 after the company announced it company announced the commencement of a $10 million offering of 2 million shares at $5.00 per share.</li> <li>LQR House Inc ( YHC ) was down, falling 21% to $0.68.</li> </ul> <div>CommoditiesIn commodity news, oil traded up 8.1% to $94.28 while gold traded down 0.1% at $5,178.20.</div> Silver traded up 1.8% to $87.080 on Thursday, while copper fell 0.3% to $5.8760. Euro zone European shares were lower today. The eurozone's STOXX 600 fell 0.7%, while Spain's IBEX 35 Index fell 1.6%. London's FTSE 100 fell 0.7%, Germany's DAX fell 0.7% and France's CAC 40 slipped 0.8% during the session. Asia Pacific Markets Asian markets closed lower on Thursday, with Japan's Nikkei 225 falling 1.04%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng index falling 0.70%, China's Shanghai Composite slipping 0.10% and India's BSE Sensex dipping 1.08%. Economics <ul> <li>U.S. initial jobless claims declined by 1,000 from the previous week to 213,000 in the first week of March, compared to market estimates of 215,000.</li> <li>The U.S. trade deficit shrank to $54.5 billion in January following a revised $72.9 billion gap in December.</li> <li>The US goods trade deficit shrank to $80.8 billion in January from $98.5 billion in the prior month.</li> <li>U.S. housing starts increased 7.2% month-over-month to an annual rate of 1.487 million in January.</li> <li>U.S. building permits declined 5.4% month-over-month to an annualized rate of 1.376 million in January.</li> </ul> Photo via Shutterstock</div>

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U.S. stocks fell sharply, with the Dow Jones dropping over 500 points, down 1.18% to 46,860.18. Energy shares rose by 0.4%, while financial stocks decreased by 1.4%. Initial jobless claims fell to 213,000, and the trade deficit shrank to $54.5 billion. Notable stock movements included Tillys Inc surging 58% and Decent Holding Inc plummeting 37%. Asian and European markets also closed lower, reflecting a broader trend in global equities.

Dow Tumbles Over 1%; US Weekly Jobless Claims Fall