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US stocks climb as fresh signs point to cooling inflation and a softer labor market

US stocks ticked higher Thursday following more economic data that pointed to cooling inflation and a softer labor market.

On Thursday, the March producer price index declined by 0.5% month-over-month, while economists had expected the measure to remain flat. That followed Wednesday’s lower-than-expected reading on consumer prices.

Weekly jobless claims, meanwhile, came in at 239,00 for the week that ended April 8, above views for 235,000.

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