NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Gold for December delivery remained lower early on Thursday, after the government said jobless claims rose by 15,000 to 576,000 in the latest week. Gold for December delivery was down $5.80, or 0.6%, at $939.0 an ounce in electronic trade.The four-week average of initial claims also rose, by 4,250 to 570,000, and continuing claims climbed as well. For the week ending Aug. 8, continuing claims rose by 2,000 to 6.24 million. It was also the highest since July 25.
