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U.S. job-growth data looms large on markets’ radar this coming week
Markets seem captivated by the prospect of future declines in U.S. inflation, Federal Reserve interest-rate cuts and no recession. These…
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Dow scores best week since October 2022 as stocks rise after soft jobs report
U.S. stocks closed higher Friday, with the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite rising sharply, after a weaker-than-expected October jobs report sent Treasury…
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Mass layoffs are on the rise in the U.S., at least according to this often-overlooked data series
Investors have been on the lookout for a weakening labor market since the Federal Reserve embarked back in March 2022…
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U.S. stocks rise after blockbuster September jobs report, putting S&P 500 on track for small weekly gain
U.S. stocks were up Friday afternoon, as investors assessed a monthly jobs report that showed both a blockbuster surge in…
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Jobs report shows big 336,000 gain in hiring in September. Labor market still hot.
The numbers: The U.S. gained 336,000 new jobs in September — much bigger than Wall Street expected — in a…
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10-year Treasury yield finishes further away from 16-year high after weekly jobless claims
Treasury yields ended mostly lower on Thursday, with the 10-year rate slipping further from its 16-year high, after data showed…
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U.S. stocks see losses accelerate as traders on edge ahead of Friday jobs report
U.S. stocks saw their losses accelerate on Thursday, reversing most of the S&P 500’s gains from its best session in…
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U.S. recession chances lowered by Goldman Sachs for the third time in four months
The chances of the U.S. falling into recession over the next 12 months has fallen to just 15%, according to…
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Fed rate hikes can end after U.S. job gains rival an economy ‘the size of Australia,’ says BlackRock
The Federal Reserve can probably end its inflation fight now that labor market is cooling after it gained a historic…
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Dow rallies as August unemployment rate rise puts Fed rate-hike expectations on pause
U.S. stocks rose Friday after August jobs data reassured investors that the Federal Reserve won’t take interest rates much higher.…
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