NEW YORK (AP) – Stocks are mostly higher in early trading on Wall Street Friday after a surge in hiring in January was tempered by a…
NEW YORK (AP) – Stocks are mostly higher in early trading on Wall Street Friday after a surge in hiring in January was tempered by a weak revenue forecast by Amazon.
The positive jobs report came a day after investors got encouraging news from the Federal Reserve, which confirmed that it will be “patient” in deciding when to raise interest rates.
Stocks are coming off their biggest monthly gain since 2015 as investors worry less about the prospects of the U. S. economy dipping back into recession and as big U. S. companies report mostly higher earnings.
