U.S. stocks ended mostly lower on Thursday as investors look ahead to the beginning of earnings season. The Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 14.11 points, or 0.05%, to 26,143.05. The S&P 500 edged up 0.11 point, to 2,888.32. The Nasdaq Composite fell 16.88 points, or 0.21%, to 7,947.36.
Oil futures finished lower Thursday, as a monthly report from an international agency warned that a slowdown in global economic growth could hurt demand for crude. West Texas Intermediate crude for May delivery lost $1.04, or 1.6%, to settle at $63.58 a barrel. June Brent lost 95 cents, or 1.3%, to $70.78 a barrel.
Ride sharing behemoth Uber filed paperwork with regulators to go public on Thursday, after rival Lyft became the first to tap the markets in what is shaping up to be a banner year for technology initial public offerings.
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