<div id="readability-page-1"><div>STORY: U.S stocks were little changed at the end of trading on Thursday, with the Dow closing slightly lower, the S&amp;P 500 rising a tenth of one percent and the Nasdaq adding two tenths of a percent. Investors weighed a report from the Labor Department that showed initial jobless claims dropped to their lowest level in more than three years, potentially reducing the odds of a rate cut by the Federal Reserve next week. But in the absence of the November jobs report, which was delayed by the government shutdown, some economists said Fed officials could lean more on the ADP and Revelio Labs reports, which offered a weaker picture of the labor market. Chris Konstantinos of RiverFront Investment Group says he expects the Fed to cut rates next week. &#34;So in terms of what I think the Fed will do, I do believe they're going to cut interest rates again next week. And I think it's because even though we're getting a lot of crosscurrents in the employment data, when you take a step back, the mosaic that emerges is that the labor market is indeed weakening. And I think the Fed is pretty laser focused on maintaining full employment without overheating the job market.&#34; Markets are now pricing in an 87% chance the Fed will cut rates by 25 basis points next week, according to CME's FedWatch tool. Stocks on the move Thursday included Amazon, which dragged on the S&amp;P 500 with shares falling nearly one and a half percent. Shares of Salesforce climbed more than three and a half percent after the company raised its revenue and profit forecasts, anticipating demand for its artificial intelligence agent platform.And shares of Kroger fell more than four and a half percent after the supermarket chain narrowed its annual sales forecast and missed quarterly sales estimates.</div></div>

亚马逊

赛富时

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美国股市周四变化不大，标准普尔 500 指数小幅上涨。投资者在等待美联储关于利率的决定，而这一决定受到混合的劳动力市场数据的影响。Chris Konstantinos 预计下周将会降息。亚马逊股价下跌，Salesforce 股价上涨，克罗格股价下滑

S&P 500 ekes out slight gain as investors await Fed decision

- 美国股市周四收盘变化不大，道琼斯指数小幅下跌。  
- 劳工部报告显示初请失业金人数降至三年最低，可能降低美联储下周降息的可能性。  
- 市场预计美联储下周降息 25 个基点的概率为 87%。

标普 500 指数微幅上涨，投资者静待美联储的决策