8:30a Initial weekly jobless claims climb 11,000 to 222,000
8:30a Four-week jobless claims average drops 2,750 to 213,250
8:30a Jobless claims still near lowest level in 50 years
8:30a U.S. stock-index futures hold modest losses after data
8:30a Philly Fed Business Outlook rises to 34.4 in May
8:31a Gold holds loss after data
8:31a June gold off 0.3% at $1,288.20/oz.
8:31a Dollar gauge little changed after jobless claims, Philly Fed data