Stock Market Today: Dow futures dip ahead of September jobs report
In a statement on Thursday, the International Longshoremen’s Association said it had reached a tentative agreement on wages that would see its 35,000 members resume work at ports across the U.S. East and Gulf coasts, before returning to the negotiating table on Jan. 15 2025.
The Dow surged by more than 260 points following the release of strong job data and the end of the U.S. dockworkers’ strike, ...
Stock futures moved higher Friday ahead of the release of U.S. labor market data that Federal Reserve officials will be watching closely as they consider their next move on interest rates.
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The unemployment rate dipped to 4.1%, compared to projections of 4.2%, where it stood in August.
With the jobs report a day away, the focus is tentatively turning back to the economy, pushing Mideast worries to the background.
The September payroll report is likely to close the door on another half-percentage-point rate cut at the Fed's meeting next month and to keep officials on track to lower rates by a quarter point. The ...
S&P 500 futures are down 0.4%. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures are falling 0.4%. Nasdaq 100 futures are slipping 0.6%.
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