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Companies mostly are using tariff refunds to offset inflation, but some like Walmart are lowering prices

Traders now see a three-in-five chance of a rate hike when the Federal Reserve meets in mid-September.

Nonfarm payrolls grew by 162,000 in August, while the unemployment rate held steady at 4.1%.

The stock market fell this week before bouncing. Nvidia, Micron, Sandisk are new buys, but for how long? Apple, inflation data loom.

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US equity indexes closed mixed this week as government bond yields remained elevated after market ex

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S&P 500, Dow Slide as Strong Jobs Report Sparks Fresh Fed Rate-Hike Bets

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August payrolls came in three times hotter than expected. Stocks barely flinched. What's going on?

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Gold futures clawed back some of the losses made in the wake of the 162,000 increase in August payrolls that caused short-term Treasury yields to spike and strengthened the dollar, increasing expectations for a Fed interest-rate increase this month.

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On Sept. 4, 2026, a robust August employment beat reignites hawkish Fed expectations, sending investors toward defensive sectors.

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The stock market fell, but rebounded bullishly despite surging oil prices and Treasury yields hitting long-term highs.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 and Nasdaq edged lower today as a strong August jobs report provided another datapoint for Federal Reserve policy expectations. Also, diesel prices hit a record high, and another retail brand, Lululemon Athletica, took an earnings hit.

Micron Technology Inc. (NASDAQ:MU) and SanDisk Corp. (NASDAQ:SNDK) jumped Friday even as a surprisingly strong jobs report sent Treasury yields higher and revived the case for a Federal Reserve rate hike. Micron rose 5% and SanDisk 8% in early trading,...

US equity markets were mostly tracking lower before the opening bell Friday as investors parsed a st

Today's jobs report showed a surprisingly large payroll gain and steady unemployment rate. Although the focus is on inflation and next week's key reports, August labor market data could be a tie-breaker influencing the outcome of the Federal Reserve's Sept. 16 policy update. S&P 500 futures slipped modestly after the jobs report.

Stocks pulled back after the August jobs report came in strong. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures fell 0.2%, or 129 points, while S&P 500 futures slipped 0.2%. Tech stocks held onto modest gains with Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.

Stock Market Today: The Dow Jones index falls Friday ahead of the August jobs report. Lululemon stock plunges 21% on earnings.

Nasdaq-100 futures led modest gains Friday morning as economists expected 53,000 jobs added last month

Sept 4 (Reuters) - Futures tracking the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 and the benchmark S&P 500 indexes rose on Friday ahead of jobs data that could test the recent momentum in equities.

U. S. stock futures were little changed on Friday as investors awaited the August nonfarm payrolls report and assessed comments from Federal Reserve officials on the interest-rate outlook.

Retail sentiment on Stocktwits remained ‘bearish’ on SPY and flipped to ‘bullish’ on QQQ.

Although headline inflation is projected to decline, a far more important price-change measure is predicted to reaccelerate.

All eyes were on the August jobs report for clues about the health of the labor market and whether the data could tip Fed interest rate bets one way or the other.

U.S. stock futures were little changed on Friday as investors remained cautious ahead of Friday’s closely watched U.S. jobs report, while comments from Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller helped ease some concerns over an imminent interest-rate hike.

By Stella Qiu SYDNEY, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Asian shares tracked Wall Street higher ahead of the U.S. jobs data, while bonds found some much-needed relief after a top Federal Reserve official cooled rate