Wall Street futures edged up on Thursday as investors looked to the weekly jobless claims filings later in the day for further clues on the labor market recovery that plays a key role in the Federal Reserve’s expected plans to pull back on easy money policies that have buoyed markets. At 7:13 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis were up 53 points, or 0.15 percent, S&P 500 e-minis were up 8 points, or 0.18 percent, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis were up 35.5 points, or 0.23 percent. The S&P 500 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq have consistently hit record highs over the past few weeks as a solid corporate earnings season underpinned confidence even as data showed some cooling in the U.S. economic recovery. Some strategists believe those highs could be challenged as the rebound in corporate profits loses its edge and pressure builds on the Fed to taper its massive bond-buying program of …
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