Workers walk past an electronic stock indicator showing the Nikkei 225 was up 1 percent at 19,116.41 in Tokyo Thursday, Nov. 5, 2015. Chinese stocks surged for a second day Thursday as confidence grew that stimulus measures are helping the world's No. 2 economy to stabilize. Other Asian markets were mixed on renewed expectations that the Federal Reserve's first rate hike in nearly a decade could take place as early as next month.(AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)
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NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. stock market is nearly flat Thursday as investors weigh mixed corporate earnings and await the release of the government's monthly jobs report Friday.
Facebook shares rose 5 percent after it reported strong revenue and profit growth. Expedia shares rose 3 percent after it announced it would acquire the vacation rental company HomeAway.
Whole Foods shares fell 6 percent on disappointing quarterly results, and energy companies fell on lower oil prices.
The Dow Jones industrial average rose 22 points, or 0.1 percent, to 17,889 as of 9:35 a.m. Eastern time.
The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 1 point, or 0.1 percent, to 2,103. The Nasdaq composite rose 5 points, or 0.1 percent, to 5,147.
Bond prices held steady. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note remained at 2.23 percent.
A worker walks past an electronic stock indicator showing the Nikkei 225 was up 1 percent at 19,116.41 in Tokyo Thursday, Nov. 5, 2015. Chinese stocks surged for a second day Thursday as confidence grew that stimulus measures are helping the world's No. 2 economy to stabilize. Other Asian markets were mixed on renewed expectations that the Federal Reserve's first rate hike in nearly a decade could take place as early as next month.(AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)
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