Employers added a surprisingly solid 119,000 jobs in September, issuing a key economic report that had been delayed seven weeks by the federal government shutdown.
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The S&P 500 added 0.1% in morning trading and remains near its all-time high set a couple weeks ago.
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average hit a record on Tuesday as the floodgates opened for companies reporting how much profit they made during the summer.
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The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq hit intraday record highs after cooler-than-expected inflation data kept the U.S. central bank on track to cut borrowing costs this year.
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The S&P 500 and Nasdaq climbed to new record highs after Microsoft’s blockbuster earnings and investor confidence in artificial intelligence.
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Nvidia hit a market value of $3.92 trillion, on track to become the most valuable company in history, as Wall Street doubled down on optimism about AI.
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