US equities trade higher after jobs and GDP data

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Wall street is expected to open a bit higher as jobless claims fell unexpectedly, however, uncertainty poured onto trader sentiment as discussion about U.S. debt ceiling became hot topic. The initial jobless claimed dropped by 5,000 to 305,000, overcoming the expected reading of 325,000.The S&P 500 futures added 0.2% to 1,689 as of 8:58 a.m. EDT.
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