story Stocks Gain After Jobless Claims Drop, Strong August Retail Sales Associated Press Published September 6, 2007 4:33pm EDT | Updated January 13, 2015 3:45pm EST Facebook Twitter Threads Flipboard Print Email Add Fox News on Google Wall Street shook off early uncertainty to close moderately higher Thursday as a series of mixed economic reports managed to make traders more optimistic about the chances for an interest rate cut.
