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Weekly jobless claims rose to 251,000 from 244,000 the prior week, showing a slightly deteriorating job market.

U.S. stocks traded mixed this morning, with the Dow Jones dropping around 100 points on Thursday.

Here's a roundup of top developments in the biotech space over the last 24 hours:

Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bearish stance on Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU). And retail traders should know. We noticed this today when the big position showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.

A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bearish stance on Meta Platforms. Looking at options history for Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) we detected 16 strange trades.

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The Canadian cannabis industry has become a competitive field over the past few years, which doesn’t come as a surprise considering its exponential growth over the same period.

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U.S. stock futures trading mixed this morning on Thursday after the Nasdaq index closed sharply higher in the previous session. Investors, meanwhile, focused on some notable insider trades.

Zynerba Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZYNE), the leader in pharmaceutically-produced transdermal cannabinoid therapies for orphan neuropsychiatric disorders, has entered into an equity purchase agreement for up to $20 million with Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC (LPC), a Chicag

Gainers Tuesday Morning Corporation (NASDAQ: TUEM) rose 72.1% to $0.3420 in pre-market trading after dipping 30% on Wednesday. Tuesday Morning recently announced partnership with Intalytics for customized location intelligence solutions.