Stocks wavered Friday in response to good news about the economy, a development that will take some explaining. A government report Friday morning showed U.S. employers added a whopping 256,000 jobs ...
The final jobs report of 2024 showed an uptick in hiring and a slight decrease in the unemployment rate. Get updates on stocks and other markets, including the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 ...
The stock market’s slide picked up heading into the close. The Dow was down 300 points, or 0.7%, with roughly 25 minutes to go in the trading day. The S&P 500 was down 1.4%. The Nasdaq Composite was ...