Jobless claims dropped by 8,000 to 287,000 in the week ended September 27, from a revised 295,000 in the prior period
About $1.05 bn was removed from the ETFs in September, the biggest monthly withdrawal since December
Brent fell on Tuesday by the most since January 2 to $94.67 a barrel
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Softbank has made a $3.4- bn offer that values DreamWorks Animation at $32 a share