Global stocks mostly rise ahead of US jobless data

BEIJING (AP) — Global stocks are mostly higher though market sentiment appears fragile as coronavirus contagions remain high in many countries, including the U.S. Investors are looking ahead to weekly U.S. jobless claims data, which have been stuck at a high level above 1 million since the pandemic erupted in March. Shares in most of Europe are up on Thursday after indexes in Asia closed higher. Wall Street futures are down slightly ahead of the open. U.S. stocks have recovered most of thi