<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>

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美國股市週四變化不大，標準普爾 500 指數小幅上漲。投資者在等待美聯儲關於利率的決定，而這一決定受到混合的勞動力市場數據的影響。Chris Konstantinos 預計下週將會降息。亞馬遜股價下跌，Salesforce 股價上漲，克羅格股價下滑

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

- 美國股市週四收盤變化不大，道瓊斯指數小幅下跌。  
- 勞工部報告顯示初請失業金人數降至三年最低，可能降低美聯儲下週降息的可能性。  
- 市場預計美聯儲下週降息 25 個基點的概率為 87%。

標普 500 指數微幅上漲，投資者靜待美聯儲的決策