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Stocks extend gains after drop in jobless claims

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Stocks extended their September rally Thursday following more encouraging news on the job market.

The Dow Jones industrial average rose 28 points after the Labor Department said first-time claims for unemployment benefits fell last week to the lowest level in two months. In another hopeful sign on the economy, the trade deficit narrowed in July.

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