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Dow Jones Today leads, Futures Surge in June hiring; Tesla Reports Second Quarter Deliveries; Pfizer repeat vaccination

Dow industrials led futures higher on Thursday, after Labor Department hiring data in June far exceeded expectations. Tesla also hit a heartbeat, scorching the Nasdaq 100’s head after reporting second-quarter deliveries. China’s actions flexed its muscles after strong sessions in Hong Kong and Shanghai. Shopify jumped on a target price …

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Jobs increase by 4.8 million, unemployment rate by 11.1%

Nonfarm payrolls increased by 4.8 million in June and the unemployment rate fell to 11.1% as the United States continued to reopen the coronavirus pandemic, the Labor Department said Thursday. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones had expected an increase of 2.9 million and an unemployment rate of 12.4%. The report …

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