Here are 4 tips for today's trading. This will help you decide where you should invest and what to look for:

1) Stock market movers -- Facebook, Apple, Yahoo, Alcoa

U.S. stock futures are looking perky Thursday.

Shares in Facebook (FB, Tech30), Apple (AAPL, Tech30), Yahoo (YHOO, Tech30) and Alcoa (AA) are all pushing up by about 1% ahead of the open.

This follows a tumultuous Wednesday. The S&P 500 fell by 1.7% after trading was halted at the NYSE due to a "technical glitch." The Dow Jones industrial average also shed 260 points and closed 1.5% lower, while the Nasdaq sank 1.8%.

2) China rebounds

It was a rocky Thursday but Chinese stocks closed the trading session with sizable gains after regulators announced new measures designed to stop the stock market crash.

The main Shanghai Composite rose by 5.8% and the smaller Shenzhen index gained 3.8%.

Chinese stocks went on a record run throughout the first half of the year -- with the Shenzhen rising by more than 120% -- but they have now come crashing back to earth.

3) Greek drama 

The Greek government is set to submit details later Thursday about how it will reform its economy, cut spending, and raise more taxes in a bid to receive a third bailout from the European Union.

European markets are all rising as investors hope for a positive resolution to Greece's debt crisis.

Leaders from all 28 nations in the EU will meet Sunday to make a decision on Greece's future.

Meanwhile, Greek banks are set to remain closed until early next week. The Greek economy has ground to a halt as individuals and businesses have been unable to freely access money in their bank accounts.

4) Earnings

Walgreen (WBA) and Pepsi (PEP) are reporting their quarterly earnings ahead of the open.

A favorable report from Pepsi could send its stock price above the all-time high it hit in February. It's traded at fairly even levels since then.

Walgreens will look to reap some of the benefits of a cost-cutting plan after it closed down 200 stores earlier this year.

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What is it? This is the nation's earliest economic data. The market impact fluctuates from week to week - there tends to be more focus on the release when traders need to diagnose recent developments, or when the reading is at extremes. Although it's generally viewed as a lagging indicator, the number of unemployed people is an important signal of overall economic health because consumer spending is highly correlated with labor-market conditions. Unemployment is also a major consideration for those steering the country's monetary policy.

When? At 8:30am Eastern Time.

Trading Tip: If the actual number is higher than the forecast, you can expect the USD to rise.

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