@ The White House
In the morning, the President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing in the Oval Office. Later, the President will meet with senior advisors in the Oval Office.
In the afternoon, the President will host President John Evans Atta Mills of Ghana for a meeting in the Oval Office. The President met President Mills in July 2009 and welcomes the opportunity to reciprocate the warm hospitality that both he and the First Lady received during their visit to Ghana.
The two Leaders will have the opportunity to discuss our shared objectives in advancing development, as well as the commercial and economic ties between our two countries. President Obama looks forward to discussing cooperation on a host of other bilateral, regional, and multilateral issues, and deepening our bilateral partnership.
In the evening, the President and the First Lady will have dinner at a local restaurant with winners of a campaign contest.
@ Wall Street
Thursday's top economic headline is the weekly jobless claims report, expected to come in at about the same 350,000 level as last week. The Bank of England and European Central Bank also meet ahead of the U.S. opening bell and are not expected to make any moves.
There are several earnings reports Thursday including Canadian Imperial Bank; Canadian Natural Resources and Smithfield Foods. Cooper Cos and Aeropostale report after the bell. Exxon Mobil holds its analysts' meeting at 9 a.m.
