Stocks end slightly lower after strong jobs report puts Fed rate cuts in question
By Fri, Jul 5, 2019
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U.S. stocks post small losses Friday following a strong jobs report, after the three main benchmarks all ended a holiday-shortened session on Wednesday at simultaneous records for the first time in 17 months. See full story.
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