04:01 PM EST, 02/06/2025 (MT Newswires) -- US benchmark equity indexes ended mixed Thursday as traders evaluated the latest corporate earnings and awaited Amazon.com's ( AMZN ) results after the closing bell, along with Fortinet ( FTNT ) , Cloudflare ( NET ) , and Take-Two Interactive Software ( TTWO ) .

* US initial jobless claims last week rose to 219,000 from an upwardly revised 208,000 in the previous week, compared with expectations for 213,000 in a survey of analysts compiled by Bloomberg.

* "The data continues to reflect a labor market trending sideways," Jefferies US economist Thomas Simons said in a note. "Demand is soft, but there is also little imperative for businesses to shed payroll via layoffs."

* Outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas said companies planned to cut 49,795 jobs in January, up from 38,792 in December but below 82,307 a year earlier. The current month's level is the lowest for a January report since 2022.

* March West Texas Intermediate crude oil closed down $0.51 to settle at $70.52 per barrel, while April Brent crude, the global benchmark, was last seen down $0.37 to $74.24 as U.S. inventories rose.

* Tapestry (TPR) shares jumped 12% and Ralph Lauren ( RL ) climbed 9.7%. The luxury fashion companies raised their full-year revenue outlooks after logging stronger-than-projected sales in the holiday quarter.

* Honeywell International ( HON ) shares fell 5.6%. The industrial conglomerate announced plans to split into three publicly listed entities and issued a downbeat full-year outlook despite beating market expectations in Q4.