Stock Market Today: Dow Jones, S&P 500 Futures Fall As Trump Prepares To 'Unleash Hell' On Iran

U.S. initial jobless claims rose to 210,000 for the week ending March 21, a modest increase of 5,000 from the previous week’s unrevised level. Despite this slight uptick, the labor market showed signs of underlying resilience as the four-week moving average edged down to 210,500. <br /><br />Highlighting this strength, insured unemployment fell by 32,000 to 1.819 million for the week ending March 14, marking its lowest level since May 2024.<br /><br />The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY) and Invesco QQQ Trust ETF (NASDAQ: QQQ), which track the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100, respectively, were lower in premarket on Thursday. The SPY was down 0.80% at $651.54, while the QQQ declined 0.99% to $582.00.