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U.S. stock futures shot out of the gate late Sunday, rising after Friday’s encouraging jobs report. Dow Jones Industrial Average futureswere up more than 200 points Sunday night, or 0.6%, while S&amp;P 500 futuresand Nasdaq-100 futuresalso showed solid gains.for the Good Friday holiday. The major benchmarks wrapped up the holiday-shortened week with gains, with the S&amp;P 500&nbsp;&nbsp;finishing above the 4,000 milestone for the first time. The S&amp;P rose 1.2% for the week, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average&nbsp;gained 0.2% and the Nasdaq Composite&nbsp;&nbsp;advanced 2.6%. On Friday, the federal jobs report smashed expectations, with the U.S. &nbsp;as the unemployment rate fell to 6% from 6.2%. Job growth was widespread in March, led by gains in leisure and hospitality, public and private education, and construction, the Labor Department report showed.The Dow ends down more than 1,200 points Tuesday, with stocks losing steam in the final hour of trading following an unexpected uptick in August consumer-price inflation.SearchVisit a quote page and your recently viewed tickers will be displayed here.Search TickersNo results found

U.S. stock futures shot out of the gate late Sunday, rising after Friday’s encouraging jobs report. Dow Jones Industrial Average futureswere up more than 200 points Sunday night, or 0.6%, while S&amp;P 500 futuresand Nasdaq-100 futuresalso showed solid gains.for the Good Friday holiday. The major benchmarks wrapped up the holiday-shortened week with gains, with the S&amp;P 500&nbsp;&nbsp;finishing above the 4,000 milestone for the first time. The S&amp;P rose 1.2% for the week, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average&nbsp;gained 0.2% and the Nasdaq Composite&nbsp;&nbsp;advanced 2.6%. On...

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