Friday, November 1, 2024

Wall St closes higher as Amazon's gains offset weak job growth

Wall St closes higher as Amazon's gains offset weak job growth

By Abigail Summerville

Fri November 1, 2024 4:36 PM

Yesterday’s panic over uncertain costs for AI and today’s weak jobs report showing almost no growth compared to September was more than compensated today by a glowing Amazon report showing strong retail, besides which the jobs report was admittedly watered down by the combo of the Boeing strike and the two mega-hurricanes, all of which are big anomalies. Election uncertainty remains dominant but bets are still strong for a ¼ point November rate cut. The new month seems to be offering renewed optimism as reflected in the 12.13 billion volume vs 11.7 billion average. 

DJ: 41,763.46  -378.08      NAS: 18,095.15  -512.78      S&P: 5,705.45  -108.22        10/31

DJ: 42,052.19  +288.73     NAS: 18,239.92  +144.77     S&P: 5,728.80  +23.35          11/1

Fri 11-1-24 4:36 pm Wall St closes higher as Amazon's gains offset weak job growth | Reuters


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