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Added on the 04/08/2016 23:31:40 - Copyright : Reuters EN
Stocks opened lower on Friday as investors wait for a presidential election winner to be declared. Wall Street bounced back from earlier lows after the jobs report showed the economy continues to recover. The Dow fell nearly 150 points, or 0.5%, in early trading. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq were down 0.5% and 0.9%. The Dow and S&P 500 posted gains of about 7% this week. According to CNN, the Nasdaq rallied 9% in the past five days.
U.S. stocks ended down slightly on Friday as a drop in the British pound injected volatility to markets, and the jobs report came in weaker-than-expected. Bobbi Rebell reports.
U.S. stocks closed little changed on Thursday ahead of job market data seen as key to determine whether the Federal Reserve will raise rates before the end of the year. Bobbi Rebell reports.
Wall Street ends little changed as healthcare gains countered declines in energy shares, a day before highly anticipated outcomes of monetary policy meetings in the United States and Japan. Bobbi Rebell reports.
Stocks traded back and forth between positive and negative territory on Monday, closing barely changed as investors braced for the Fed meeeting that starts Tuesday. Bobbi Rebell reports.