
Key Points The July 2025 jobs report suggests a sharper slowdown in U.S. job growth than previously thought, economists said. President Donald Trump’s tariff policy is among the economic headwinds contributing to slower job creation and hiring, economists said. Immigration policy and relatively high interest rates are other factors, they said. Job seekers face a […]
Read MoreRick Rieder, BlackRock’s chief investment officer for global fixed income, said July’s dismal jobs report opened the door for a jumbo rate cut from the Federal Reserve next month. “We would argue that the evidence the Fed needed in order to justify a cut in September has arrived in today’s report,” Rieder said in a […]
Read MoreCheck out the stocks making the biggest moves midday. Kimberly-Clark — The consumer products giant gained about 4% on stronger-than-expected full-year guidance. Kimberly-Clark expects earnings per share to grow in the low-to-mid single digit percentage rate, while analysts polled by FactSet anticipated a contraction of around 2.6%. Marvell Technology — The chipmaker fell about 6%, […]
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