President Trump's morning has been spent retweeting Fox News, on subjects ranging from media bias to his "fire and fury" threats directed at North Korea:
He has no publicly scheduled events for today.
President Trump's morning has been spent retweeting Fox News, on subjects ranging from media bias to his "fire and fury" threats directed at North Korea:
He has no publicly scheduled events for today.
The U.S. added 1.8 million jobs last month, while the unemployment rate fell to 10.2% from 11.1% in June, the Labor Department said on Friday.
Why it matters: The labor market continued to recover but the pace of job growth slowed significantly from June’s 4.8 million job gain, suggesting a stalled recovery as coronavirus cases surged and states pulled back on reopening plans.
Damian Lillard shoots a free throw during one of the NBA's restart games. Photo: Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images
Sports are back, and on the surface, the actual gameplay looks fairly similar to when we last saw them.
But beneath that facade of normalcy lie some interesting trends spurred on by fan-less environments, long layoffs and condensed schedules.
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The Nasdaq closed above 11,000 for the first time on Thursday, ending the session higher for the seventh time in a row and eighth session in nine. It has gained nearly 10% since July 1.
Why it matters: It's not just tech stocks that have rallied recently. Just about every asset class has jumped in the third quarter, including many that typically have negative or inverse correlations to each other.