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How major US stock indexes fared Friday 5/8/2026
The rally followed a jobs report showing employers added more positions than economists expected, while Monster Beverage and Akamai Technologies topped profit forecasts.
U.S. stocks rose to records following the latest sign that the nation’s job market is doing better than economists expected. The S&P 500 climbed 0.8% Friday to an...
US stocks rose at the start of Friday trading. They reacted to the latest report from the Labor Department on the development of the labor market for April. It was significantly better than expected. In addition, the markets are hoping for an agreement between the US and Iran to end the war. This was reported by the AFP agency. Approximately fifteen minutes after the start of trading, the key index of the New York Stock Exchange Dow Jones Indust…