5 things to know before the stock market opens Thursday

5 things to know before the stock market opens Thursday

1. Dow to dip after surge above 29,000 againOne day before the government's August employment report, weekly jobless claims are out at 8:30 a.m. ET on Thursday  morning. Economists are looking for 950,000 new filings for unemployment benefits. The number will not be directly comparable to last week's 1 million claims because the Labor Department has changed how it seasonally adjusts the data. The change begins this week.2. Apple and Tesla stumble bit after splitsApple and Tesla were under pressure again in the premarket after Wednesday's declines. Shares of the two companies were sharply higher on Monday, when their stock splits took effect, and then on Tuesday as well. In fact, both of them enjoyed huge rallies after the announcements of their splits weeks ago. Tesla sank nearly 6% on