Stock Markets Surge Amid Jobs Slowdown. Trump Tariffs, Stagflation Could Ruin the Party.

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Global shares mostly rise, cheered by Wall Street rally

Global shares are mostly higher, echoing the record rally on Wall Street after the latest update on the job market bolstered hopes the U.S. Federal Reserve will cut interest rates ... Read More

Stocks Slip as Job Growth Stalls: Stock Market Today

Stocks opened higher Friday as market participants cheered a bad-news-is-good-news jobs report. But the main indexes quickly turned lower once the reality of a slowing labor market settled in, with a ... Read More

US Stock Market Today: Wall Street Indices Surge As Powell's Jackson Hole Address Signals Potential Rate Cuts

Wall Street indices shot up on Friday, marking the strongest trading session since April, after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's highly-anticipated speech at the Jackson Hole economic symposium. Read More

S&P 500 Hits New High on Jobs Friday Eve: Stock Market Today

The S&P 500 hit a new all-time closing high and most of the stocks in the Dow Jones Industrial Average were up the day before a critical jobs report. Read More

Global Stock Markets Mostly Rise After S&P 500, Nasdaq Hit Record Highs

Investors now await consumer price data later to provide clues to the pace of rate cuts through end-year. Read More

Markets News, Aug. 22, 2025: Stocks Surge After Powell Signals Possible Rate Cuts; Dow Jumps 850 Points to 1st Record Close of 2025

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