A.M. Update

S&P futures are up +0.3%, supported by Tech stocks this morning. Weekly initial jobless claims totaled 220,000 (consensus 223,000) following last week’s revised count of 219,000 (from 218,000). Continuing claims came in at 1.861 million following last week’s total of 1.925 million (revised from 1.927 million). Ongoing speculation about a quicker than expected end to…