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Empresas y finanzas

Wall Street opens higher on earnings, data


    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks opened higher on Thursday as better-than-expected company profits and a surprise drop in new jobless claims stoked optimism that the recession is showing signs of easing.

    * Dow Chemical Q1 profit beats estimates, shares soar

    * Chrysler to file for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection

    * Initial jobless claims fall unexpectedly

    * The Dow Jones industrial average rose 68.73 points, or 0.84 percent, to 8,254.46. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 8.45 points, or 0.97 percent, to 882.09. The Nasdaq Composite Index jumped 19.68 points, or 1.15 percent, to 1,731.62.

    (Reporting by Rodrigo Campos; editing by Jeffrey Benkoe)