Wall Street indexes end lower as jobs data fuels economic worries

U.S. stocks ended slightly lower on Friday as investors weighed economic worries against optimism over interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve after data showed U.S. job growth weakened sharply in ... Read More

Wall Street holds steady following the latest discouraging signals on the job market

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US stocks wobble as Wall Street wrangles with whether job market is too weak

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August Jobs Report Today — will Wall Street soar or sink?

August jobs report lands today with Wall Street on edge. After weeks of weak hiring data, rising jobless claims, and the worst August layoff announcements since the Great Recession, the labor market ... Read More

Wall Street holds steady following the latest signals that the job market is slowing

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Wall Street holds steady following the latest signals that the job market is slowing

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is holding steady on Thursday as the countdown ticks to an update on the U.S. job market coming Friday that could clear the way for the cuts to interest rates that ... Read More