8:30a U.S. initial weekly jobless claims fall 4,000 to 232,000 8:30a U.S. four-week jobless claims average drops 2,750 to 240,750 8:30a U.S. continuining jobless claims decline 22,000 to 1.9 million 8:30a Continuing claims at lowest level since November 1988 8:31a Philadelphia Fed index in May rises to 38.8 8:31a Gold pares gains slightly after jobless-claims, Philly Fed report 8:31a U.S. stock-index futures hold losses after jobless claims and Philly Fed data