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Josh Schafer is a reporter on the Yahoo Finance Markets team.
Yahoo FinanceStock market news today: Stocks slide, oil hits 5-month lows
The latest labor market data revealed a slowing jobs market furthering investor hopes for a soft landing.
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With job boom in restaurants 'behind us,' expect slower payroll growth in 2024
The boom in restaurant hiring is fading as the labor market returns to its pre-pandemic normal.
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Market bets on 2024 Fed rate cuts 'overdone,' BlackRock strategist says
Market expectations for Fed rate cuts are going too far, BlackRock Investment Institute strategist Wei Li said.
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Jobs data shows labor market coming into 'better balance' in welcome sign for the Fed
The latest JOLTS report showed the ratio of job openings to unemployed workers hitting its lowest level in more than two years.
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Stock market news today: Stocks slip as rally takes breather
Creeping doubts about a Fed shift to cutting interest rates are taking the wind out of the rally's sails.
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Wall Street is cutting Q4 earnings forecasts. But that won't hurt stocks.
Wall Street is cutting earnings forecasts more aggressively than usual in the current quarter, but analysts' outlooks for 2024 aren't nearly as negative.
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Investors look to labor market for more soft landing evidence: What to know this week
The November jobs report will put the recent market rally to the test.
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'FOMO' creeps into markets as stocks post best month in a year
Investors afraid of missing out on an interest rate-driven rally piled into previously unloved sectors of the market in November.
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Tesla stock slides after Cybertruck launch
The long-awaited launch of the Cybertruck failed to boost Tesla stock after pricing for the electric vehicle came in much higher than initially promised.
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Stocks post best month since 2022 as investors look ahead to rate cuts
Stocks ripped higher through November as investors shifted focus from when the Fed will stop hiking interest rates to when the first rate cut will happen.
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Stock market news today: Dow jumps over 500 points as roaring November comes to close
A fresh 2023 closing high is in reach for stocks on Thursday as investors digest further data that shows inflation is cooling.
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Inflation hits lowest level since 2021, Fed's preferred gauge shows
The inflation print could help determine whether the Fed might cut interest rates sooner than many think.
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Stock market news today: Stocks go nowhere after Fedspeak, strong GDP data
Dovish comments by Federal Reserve officials fueled optimism that a shift to cutting interest rates is coming.
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JPMorgan says S&P 500 will fall next year amid 'challenging macro backdrop'
JPMorgan believes the calls for a consumer slowdown will come to fruition in 2024 and halt the current stock market rally.
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GameStop stock soars a week before earnings
GameStop stock is skyrocketing a week before the company is scheduled to report earnings.
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GDP, inflation data bolsters case that Fed is done hiking
Revisions to third quarter economic data showed an ideal scenario for the Federal Reserve where the economy continues growing but inflation cools.
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The 'pain trade' for stock investors isn't over yet
Bond yields will continue to be one of the biggest market stories in 2024 as Wall Street debates when the Federal Reserve will start cutting interest rates.
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Shein, Reddit IPO moves show investors like risk again
Companies are betting 2024 could be the year the IPO market actually rebounds.
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Stock market bulls make case for new highs in 2024
Many market bulls don't believe a recession in 2024 would derail stocks for the year.
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Inflation report puts stock market rally to the test: What to know this week
The latest reading of the Fed's preferred inflation measure will serve as the main highlight for investors in the week ahead.