U.S. markets showed strength throughout the first half of Friday’s action despite a jobs report that was a tad disappointing, but not troublesome, as the data still showed strong momentum in the labor market. The major indexes tripped another round of all-time highs before fading later in the day and into the closing bell. The pullback wasn’t too surprising as traders took profits ahead of...
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U.S. markets showed strength throughout the first half of Friday’s action despite a jobs report that was a tad disappointing, but not troublesome, as the data still showed strong momentum in the labor market. The major indexes tripped another round of all-time highs before fading later in the day and into the closing bell. The pullback wasn’t too surprising as traders took profits ahead of...
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Investors have been waiting for details of the “phase one” trade deal, expected to be signed between the U.S. and China Wednesday, but they may already know most of what’s in it and there may be little new. Stocks have been buoyed by optimism around the deal for weeks now. Tuesday was no different, and the Dow, Nasdaq and S&P 500 were at all-time highs before a trade-related headline...
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