Wireless-Internet operator Clearwire Corp. plans to raise $1.5 billion in fresh capital by selling stock to a group of investors that includes Sprint Nextel Corp., Comcast Corp. and Intel Corp.

Shares of broadband wireless hopeful Clearwire open higher, gaining after a report that a group led by Sprint Nextel will invest an additional $1.5 billion to enble the company to expand its network.

Among the shares expected to see active trade in Thursday's session are those of the retailers as well as Allstate, Cigna, Cisco, CareFusion, Dr Pepper Snapple, i2, MetroPCS, MF Global, Netsuite, News Corp., Qualcomm, Sirius XM, THQ and Time Warner Cable.

Time Warner Cable says Thursday that its third-quarter profit declined 11%, citing higher interest expense tied to the debt used to fund a $10.9 billion special cash dividend paid in March.

Among the shares expected to see active trade in Thursday's session are those of Starbucks, CBS, Nvidia and Nasdaq.