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US indexes climb on Powell rate-cut affirmation ahead of jobs report

Business
Jessica Roberts

Drew Angerer/Getty Images; BI US stocks climbed on Thursday, a day after Fed Chair Powell calmed nerves about the prospect of delayed ...

Jobless claims inch up to 220,000, layoffs still low

Business
Jessica Roberts

The numbers: The number of Americans who applied for unemployment benefits last week was barely changed at 220,000, indicating that layoffs remain ...

Futures drift higher as yields slip

U.S.
Amanda Smith

(Reuters) – U.S. stock index futures edged higher on Friday as Treasury yields extended declines from the previous session, and as weak ...