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Stocks sway as Nvidia earnings, jobs report test markets
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market is swinging through another unsettled day of trading on Wednesday, ahead of a huge couple of tests for Wall Street. The S&P 500 added 0.2% after veering between a small loss and a leap of 1.1% earlier in the day. The index is coming off a four-day losing […]
Shutdown delays full October jobs report, Labor Dept. says
The Labor Department says the October jobs report won’t be released after the shutdown halted data collection.
Lack of jobs data due to government shutdown muddies the outlook for hiring and the economy
The government shutdown has delayed September’s jobs report, forcing economists and the Fed to rely on private data to gauge hiring trends.
Shutdown halts key economic data as Fed weighs rate cuts
The government shutdown delays jobs and inflation reports, leaving the Fed with less data as it considers more rate cuts.
Wall Street rises as tech stocks rebound ahead of jobs data
NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street ticked higher on Monday as technology stocks recovered some of their losses from late last week. The S&P 500 added 0.3%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 68 points, or 0.1%, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 0.5%. All three are near their all-time highs set a week ago. Big Tech stocks ticked […]
Stocks wobble as Wall Street questions whether the US job market has slowed by enough or too much
Stocks slipped Friday with the S&P 500 down 0.5% as weak jobs data raised questions on Fed rate cuts and fears of a possible downturn.
Hiring stalls with US companies reluctant to expand in an uncertain economic landscape
Employers added 22,000 jobs in August, down from 79,000 in July, as the unemployment rate rose to 4.3% amid Trump policy uncertainty.
Wall Street ticks higher with hopes for coming cuts to interest rates
Stocks edged higher Thursday as bond yields fell on weak labor market data. The S&P 500 rose 0.4% while investors await Friday’s jobs report.
Trump’s nominee to oversee jobs and inflation data faces criticism
President Trump nominates Heritage economist EJ Antoni as BLS commissioner, sparking criticism over politicization of key U.S. jobs data.
Stocks rebound after jobs report, rate cut hopes rise
U.S. stocks are rallying and recovering much of their sharp losses from last week, when worries about how President Donald Trump’s tariffs may be punishing the economy sent a shudder through Wall Street. The S&P 500 jumped 1.1% in midday trading to claw back more than two thirds of Friday’s drop. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 426 […]
Trump removes official overseeing jobs data after dismal employment report
Trump removed BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer after weak job numbers, accusing her of political bias. The agency's past data was also sharply revised down.
US stocks tick higher and yields leap as Wall Street sees little chance for a July rate cut (UPDATED)
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below. NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are climbing further into record heights on Thursday after a report showed the U.S. job market looks stronger than Wall Street expected. The S&P 500 was up 0.8% in midday trading and on track to set an all-time high for the fourth […]
