Major stock indexes closed lower on Thursday, pausing after a strong start to the week. Investors digested corporate earnings and looked for progress toward a peace deal between the U.S. and Iran. Oil prices rose, with U.S. crude settling up 2.75% at $77.29 a barrel. Data storage companies Western Digital and Sandisk saw significant drops after their quarterly results. The number of Americans filing unemployment claims increased slightly last week.

Asian markets experienced a dip on Thursday as Wall Street's recent tech surge showed signs of slowing down. Crude oil prices also fell slightly after Iran and Oman reached a new…

Stocks edged lower on Wall Street as oil prices rose and more company earnings reports rolled in

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq opened lower on Thursday, impacted by technology stock declines. Strong forecasts from Western Digital and Sandisk did not boost investor sentiment.…