Fed Governor Coogler: My basic expectation is that further disinflation can be achieved without a significant rise in unemployment.

Federal Reserve Board Governor Kugler: GDP growth is expected to be solid this year, but slower than 3.1% in 2023.

Fed Governor Kugler: Consumer and business surveys show stable inflation expectations. Consumption growth is expected to slow this year. Weak consumer spending in January and February suggests that consumption growth may slow in the first quarter compared with the second half of 2023.

Fed Governor Coogler: What is important is that wage growth is consistent with 2% inflation, and the United States is moving in the direction of this wage growth.

Fed Governor Kugler: New tenant lease agreement data indicate that housing inflation will continue to cool overall. Sustained inflation slowdown does require further progress in housing and non-housing services.

Brazilian Minister: Energy prices could be reduced by 5%.

Russian Defense Ministry: Talks between Russian Defense Minister Shoigu and French Defense Minister Le Corny indicated "readiness for dialogue on Ukraine."

Dell (DELL.N) closed up 8.6%, hitting a record closing price.

Paramount Global rose 17%, its biggest intraday gain since May 2020.

Apple (AAPL.O) fell sharply in the short term, with gains narrowing to 0.4%.

US official: US President Joe Biden will speak with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday.

Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff: We are working hard to promote negotiations and reach an agreement to release the hostages. This is a top priority.

Sources: Concerns grow over deteriorating situation in Gaza as aid operations are hampered. US officials stress importance of aiding civilians in conflict.

Boeing (BA.N) Chairman Mollenkopf canceled a planned official tour of airline customers.

Network status monitoring website DownDetector: User reports show problems with Instagram and WhatsApp.

Meta Platforms (META.O): Ad transparency tool encounters "significant disruption".

The Iraqi Prime Minister held a phone call with the Iranian President to discuss bilateral relations and regional security.

U.S. natural gas inventories are expected to have fallen by 38 billion cubic feet in the week ended March 29, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said in a report on Thursday.

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released its third nationwide report on e-cigarette sales and advertising, which showed that e-cigarette sales increased by approximately $370 million in 2020-21.