NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock futures pared losses on Thursday after data showed weekly initial and continuing jobless claims fell, while a gauge of New York State manufacturing unexpectedly jumped in October.

  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc quarterly earnings nearly quadrupled, topping expectations, but its shares fell on disappointment that so much of the profit came from trading gains that might not be sustainable.

  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc posted a quarterly loss to shareholders as it suffered $8 billion of credit losses, raising further questions about the future of the bank that is one-third owned by the U.S. government.

  NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. mortgage foreclosure filings fell for a second straight month in September, but remained near a record high, amid ongoing and sweeping efforts to keep borrowers in their homes, a report released on Thursday showed.

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of U.S. workers filing new claims for jobless insurance unexpectedly fell last week to the lowest level since January, according to a government report on Thursday that hinted at stabilization in the labor market.

  HELSINKI (Reuters) - The world's top cell phone maker Nokia shocked investors by taking a major writedown at its struggling networks unit and revealing a fall in its smartphone sales from the previous quarter.

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer prices rose marginally in September from August, restrained by weak food and housing costs, according to government data on Thursday that pointed to scant inflation pressures as the economy makes a comeback from recession.

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lockheed Martin Corp on Thursday said its board had elected Christopher Kubasik as the company's president and chief operating officer, a reorganization aimed at strengthening program oversight in an increasingly difficult environment for U.S. defense spending.

  LONDON (Reuters) - Oil fell back below $75 a barrel from year-highs and reversed its sixth straight positive session on Thursday after European shares pared gains and the euro fell on disappointing Q3 earnings reports, traders said.

  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Southwest Airlines posted a third-quarter net loss on Thursday on charges for its employee buyout program and fuel hedging portfolio, and said it expected cost pressures to persist in the fourth quarter.