Stocks end sharply lower after weak employment report

Stocks slumped on Wall Street Friday after the government reported a sharp slowdown in hiring last month and President Donald Trump issued a new set of sweeping import duties that will apply to dozens ... Read More

A Weak Jobs Report and Revised Tariff Plans Send Markets Reeling

U.S. stocks and bond yields fall sharply on Friday, and investors are betting a Fed interest-rate cut is coming soon. Read More

Stocks end sharply lower, booking weekly losses after latest jobs report, tariffs

U.S. stocks closed sharply lower Friday, with major indexes slumping as investors reacted to data showing jobs growth slowed substantially in July and President Donald Trump’s most recent tariffs. The ... Read More

Stocks close lower after Trump's new tariffs, weak jobs report

U.S. stocks closed markedly lower on Friday, a day after President Donald Trump signed an executive order slapping new tariffs on dozens of countries. A weak jobs report worsened investor jitters, ... Read More

Dow closes 500 points lower Friday as weak jobs data and new tariffs incite sell-off

The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 542.40 points, or 1.23%, closing at 43,588.58. The S&P 500 shed 1.60% to end at 6,238.01, while the Nasdaq Composite dipped 2.24% and settled at 20,650.13. Read More

The Market Faces A Major Turning Point After Shocking Jobs Miss

The perception was that the US labor market was resilient and that hiring in the US was at a strong pace. The job report on Friday revealed that not only was hiring weak in July, but it was also much ... Read More

The U.S. job market was weak in July, and previous months were worse than thought

Sharp revisions of government data show the U.S. created just 33,000 jobs total in May and June, while July’s number came in soft, too. Read More

U.S. Job Growth Slowed Sharply, Shifting The Fed's Rate Cut Calculus

U.S. employers added just 73,000 jobs in July and the May and June numbers were revised sharply lower, boosting the chances of a September rate cut. Read More

U.S. Stocks Slide Sharply on Weak Jobs Report; Amazon Disappoints

U.S. equities dropped sharply on Friday following disappointing jobs data and mixed corporate earnings from major tech firms, including Amazon and Apple. Markets also reacted to a fresh wave of tariff ... Read More