The stock market is taking a hot March jobs report in stride: Here’s why.

Another round of red-hot U.S. jobs data Friday put a deeper chill on expectations the Federal Reserve will begin in June to deliver a series of interest ... Read More

Stocks end the day higher even as blowout jobs report pushes some Fed officials to consider another rate hike

Stocks rallied Friday after the latest jobs report came in piping hot. The Dow rose 307 points ... "But the rest of the jobs report shows the labor market to be in quite good shape, so the data point ... Read More

Jobs report smashes forecasts as red-hot labor market confounds Wall Street

Earlier this week, payroll-processing group ADP said private-sector hiring improved to around 184,000 last month, well ahead of Wall Street's 140,000 forecast. Wage gains for job switchers surged to ... Read More

Video: Why March’s Hot Jobs Report Could Be Bad News For Markets

The WSJ’s Dion Rabouin explores what the Labor Department’s higher-than-expected jobs report means. Read More

Stock Market Today: Stocks Rally After Blowout Jobs Report

Thursday's sharp reversal lower for stocks was old news Friday with the main indexes soaring after the March jobs report ... today considering this morning's data from the Bureau of Labor ... Read More

High-stakes jobs report has stock-market investors on edge. Here’s why.

Economists surveyed by the Wall Street Journal, on average, look for nonfarm payrolls to show a rise of 200,000 in March, with the unemployment rate expected to tick down from 3.9% to 3.8%. Growth in ... Read More

US Stocks Mostly Up After Mixed Inflation Data

Wall Street stocks mostly rose early Monday following mixed inflation data ... report was released Friday when markets were closed. This week's calendar includes the closely-watched March jobs ... Read More

Jobs Report

indicating a healthy jobs market even with the unemployment rate ticking up slightly to 3.9%. U.S. employers added 275,000 jobs in February, backing up the robust economy touted by President Joe ... Read More

Jobs report data shows ‘mixed picture’

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ February 2024 Employment Situation report detailed current ... a statement regarding the current data surrounding jobs and the workforce, which paints, as he says, ... Read More

Stock market today: Asian shares are mixed after Wall St pulls back after a shaky day

HONG KONG (AP) — Asian shares were mixed on Tuesday after Wall ... the mixed data on the U.S. job market, which economists described as “all over the place.” The jobs report showed employers ... Read More

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Investors were unimpressed with first-quarter earnings results from the mega-banks, with shares of JPMorgan declining by more than 6%. Stock market today: US stocks drop as investors digest first ... Read More

High-stakes jobs report has stock-market investors on edge. Here’s why.

Friday is jobs-report day ... further out of the “stock-positive” trading range of 3.75% to 4.25%. In fact, the jump in yields that is likely after a figure that hot could knock the S&P ... Read More