Stocks rose on Wall Street following a better-than-expected report on the U.S. job market
Stocks rose on Wall Street following a better-than-expected report on the U.S. job market. The S&P 500 climbed 1% Friday, marking its second weekly gain in a row.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 1%, and the Nasdaq composite rose 1.2%.
U.S. employers slowed their hiring last month, but still added a solid 139,000 jobs amid uncertainty over President Donald Trump’s trade wars. Lululemon Athletica sank after lowering its profit forecast for the