NEW YORK — U.S. stocks closed higher after a surprisingly strong U.S. jobs report raised optimism about the economy. The S&P ...

Markets were reorienting on Friday after a surprisingly strong jobs report dispelled some fears that the Federal Reserve ...

U.S. stocks are rising Friday after a report showed U.S. employers went on a stronger spree of hiring last month.

Payrolls in focus. As the Federal Reserve is now more confident that inflation is sustainably easing toward 2%, it is ...

U.S.: Wall Street gains on stellar jobs report U.S. employers added 254,000 jobs in September, surpassing estimates and ...

September’s jobs data exceeded expectations, putting to bed talk of an imminent recession and leading to a rethink of how ...

Stocks jumped following the blockbuster report, which provided Wall Street with further reassurance that the labor market is ...

A significantly weaker labor market increases the chances that the Fed will make deeper cuts to the benchmark interest rate.