US stocks rose on Thursday after June employment data exceeded expectations and further fueled hopes for a short-term economic rally. The Nasdaq Composite Index, heavy on technology, closed at a record high. The nation’s economy added 4.8 million nonfarm payrolls last month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced Thursday morning. …
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Text size Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, poses on the red carpet when he arrives at the 43rd “Goldenes Lenkrad” (golden flyer) on November 12, 2019 in Berlin. Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP AFP via Getty Images Tesla CEO Elon Musk is, frankly, a huge follower of …
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US stocks rose on Thursday as investors digested a stronger-than-expected monthly employment report amid a growing number of new cases of coronavirus. The US financial markets will be closed on Friday and the bond market will close an hour earlier at 2 pm ET on Thursday, and the Independence Day …
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CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Thursday that massive job gains in June indicate confidence in the United States economy despite the coronavirus pandemic. “There is an optimism in the country that I think is often not shared with people on the air, and that is just because we don’t see the …
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Although the Dow Jones Industrial Average lagged behind with a modest loss on Wednesday, all three major indices are on track for sizable weekly gains. The S&P 500, Dow and Nasdaq Composite are up 3.5%, 2.8% and 4%, respectively, since Friday’s close. US markets will be closed on Friday for …
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