Stocks Cap Weekly Gain After Powell, Jobs Data: Markets Wrap

Tech weighs on shares; Treasuries mixed, dollar falls
European stocks advance; West Texas crude oil advances

U.S. Adds 130,000 Jobs in August, Jobless Rate Holds Steady at 3.7%Daybreak: Europe (Source: Bloomberg)

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By Randall Jensen and Vildana Hajric

September 5, 2019 at 9:48 PM UTC

Updated on

September 6, 2019 at 8:04 PM UTC

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U.S. stocks eked out a third straight advance, while Treasuries were mixed as Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s latest comments did little to alter views on Federal Reserve policy. The dollar fell.