Major U.S. equities indexes moved lower Thursday after the Labor Department reported an uptick in initial claims for unemployment benefits, amplifying concerns about the labor market ahead of Friday morning's jobs report.

The S&P 500 lost 0.5%. The Dow slipped 0.3%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq end🧔ed the session 0.8% lower.

Shares of alcoholic beverage maker Brown-Forman (BF.B) plummeted 17.9%, falling the most of any S&P 500 stock and sinking to their lowest level in more than 11 years. The downturn came after the company behind Jack Daniel's whiskey said it faces a 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:challenging operating environment this year, citing geopolitical volatility,♕ consumer headwin𝓀ds, and uncertain tariff impacts.

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Palantir Technologies (PLTR) shares dropped 7.8% on Thursday, extending a 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:pullback that bega♐n in Wednesday's session. Investor optimism about the big data analytics firm's expanding business with the federal government helped the stock hit an all-time closing high on Tuesday. Still, the integration of Palantir's Foundry platform into numerous government systems has stirred controversy. Speaking with CNBC on Thursday, Palantir CEO Alex Karp rejected a New York Times report indicating the company m𝔉ay have been involved in compiling a surveillance database on U.S. citizens.

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Shares of Cooper Companies (COO) gained 5.6% after the medical device maker outlined its strategic initiatives at an investor conference. The companওy is targeting faster growth in the contact lens market by expanding several key product lines and offering free lenses to encourage trials.

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) shares gained 5.2% after Citigroup boosted its price target on the stock. Analysts cited improving trends from their research into web traffic and pricing in the cruise industry, with improvements in May after some softness in April.