Goldman Sachs (GS) stock price slides as jobless claims jump; traders brace for delayed jobs report
Goldman Sachs shares fell 1.8% to $896.72 Thursday, with Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan, and Citigroup also down as Treasury yields slid. The KBW Nasdaq Bank Index lost 1.1%. U.S. jobless claims jumped to 231,000, above forecasts, while job openings dropped. Investors await the delayed January jobs report, now due Feb. 11.