USA TODAY | Stocks Inch Higher on Retail Earnings Wall Street Journal Stocks ticked higher Thursday as oil prices pared their steepest declines and reports from U.S. retailers beat expectations. Data also showed the number of Americans filing new applications for jobless benefits fell slightly last week, pointing to a ... Asian shares mixed after US losses due to lower oil prices Asian shares retreat as oil slips; yuan pulls peers higher Stocks Slip on Falling Oil Prices -- Second Update |