Dollar Halts 3-Day Decline After Report Shows Inflation Firming

The U.S. currency strengthened from an almost two-week low as the increase in so-called core inflation reflected broad-based gains in the cost of living.

Dollar Heads for Weekly Gain as Data Support Pace of Fed Taper

The dollar headed for weekly gains against the euro and the yen as improving economic data backed speculation the Federal Reserve will remove stimulus this year.

Stocks slip on global economic concerns

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Stocks fell slightly Thursday, as investors weighed a bigger-than-expected jump in jobless claims and turmoil overseas.