Wall Street closed higher in the latest session, with gains led by technology shares, as investors positioned themselves ahead of a closely watched monthly jobs report...
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August 18, 2026
August 18, 2026
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Wall Street Braces for Jobs Report and Earnings as Rate and Oil Uncertainty Linger
Investors are navigating a busy stretch of market-moving data, with a fresh jobs report and a wave of corporate earnings on deck — all against a...
U.S. Adds 130,000 Jobs in January; Unemployment Holds at 4.3%
The U.S. economy added 130,000 nonfarm payroll jobs in January, a modest gain that kept the unemployment rate roughly steady at 4.3%. The report points to...
Fed Minutes Show Officials Weighed Tariff Risks and Slowing Growth at March Meeting
Federal Reserve policymakers held their benchmark interest rate steady at their March meeting, with officials expressing growing concern about trade policy uncertainty, softer economic growth, and...