US stocks finish modestly higher


NEW YORK (AP) - Wall Street finished a quiet session modestly higher Thursday as Wall Street awaited the government's September employment report, hoping it will strike a balance between steady growth and more room for interest rate cuts. 

Thursday's economic data, which showed a gain in jobless claims and a drop in factory orders, gave investors little incentive to make any big moves ahead of the payrolls report. 

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