Wall Street to open higher on claims data, oil advance

U.S. stocks were set for a higher open on Thursday, putting equities on track to rebound from a late selloff in the prior session, after an upbeat report on the labor market and oil prices rose. Weekly jobless claims rose to 278,000 last week, short of expectations calling for 290,000 claims. "Employment continue to improve at a fairly moderate pace, which feels breakneck compared to the past, which means people are getting jobs and that is a big positive for the economy," said David H