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Jobs report. That both exceeded expectations and eased fears of a labor market and economic slowdown. The Dow Jones Industrial average soared 191 points to 18,543. Not a rory, but the records were nasdaq up 54 and s p 500, which gained 18. Here are the numbers that sparked the rally. Employers added 255,000 jobs, much better than the 179,000 economists expected the jobless rate held steady at 4. 9 as more americans looked for work and wages picked up. We have two reporter tonight, Hampton Pearson on the best twomonth stretch of hiring this year, but we begin bob pisani. Its been a broad rally....

Jobs at a healthy clip for years, but today, just one day before the july employment report is set to be released, there were two setbacks for american workers. Firsttime applications for Unemployment Benefits rose by 3,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 269,000. We also learned today that there was a rise in layoffs last month and tomorrow we may get answers to some pressing economic questions. Hampton pearson has more. Reporter sagging Energy Prices drove layoffs higher in july, a 19 increase over june. Out placement first challenger, gray and christmas says the cuts came from large empl...

Prices are rising and that inflation is heading back to its target level. Today, thats exactly what it got. The Consumer Price index, the prices americans pay for goods and services, rose 4 last month, the fastest rate in three years. It could be a sign the economy is regaining some steam and it could give the Federal Reserve just what it needs to raise Interest Rates again at potential leanne earlier date than wall street expects and thats exactly what the markets did not like. The Dow Jones Industrial average dropped to 17,529. The nasdaq fell 59. And the s p 500 was off 19. Mary thompson ha...

That both exceeded expectations and eased fears of a labor market and economic slowdown. The Dow Jones Industrial average soared 191 points to 18,543. Not a rory, but the records were nasdaq up 54 and s p 500, which gained 18. Here are the numbers that sparked the rally. Employers added 255,000 jobs, much better than the 179,000 economists expected the jobless rate held steady at 4. 9 as more americans looked for work and wages picked up. We have two reporter tonight, Hampton Pearson on the best twomonth stretch of hiring this year, but we begin bob pisani. Its been a broad rally. The s p mid ...

Sign perhaps investors expect the uk to vote to stay in the European Union, even though polls in recent days have characterized the vote as a coin toss and reports say there are deep divisions throughout the country. As weve reporteds market held captive by the vote moving higher with every poll that favors stay and twitching lower with every one that favors leave. Today the Dow Jones Industrial average closed back above 18,000, gaining 230 points, the nasdaq eed added 76 and the s p 500 rose 27. A final outcome of the referendum wont be known until early tomorrow morning but a new poll out to...