Stocks Close Higher. It Was Still the S&P 500's Worst October Since 2020. Stocks rallied back on Tuesday to salvage the final day of the S&P 500's worst month…
Australian shares inched higher on Friday, although the index posted its worst weekly performance in more than two months with investors staying on the sidelines as the deadline nears for the U.S. debt ceiling talks to avoid a default.
>>Monthly Jobs Report Shows Employment Up By 236K
(Washington, DC) The monthly jobs report shows the U.S. economy added 236-thousand jobs in March. That brings the unemployement rate down.
Australian shares ended higher on Friday, but marked a second straight weekly drop as a modest recovery in financials and a revised takeover bid for under-siege Crown Resorts were unable to counter the weekly slump by the big banks and miners.