Stocks

On Saturday, investors on Wall Street will celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the longest bull market in U.S. history

U.S. stocks fell Friday morning as signs piled up that the global economy is hitting the brakes, headlined by a surprisingly weak report on the U.S. job market.

Stocks closed lower on Wall Street Friday, leaving the benchmark S&P 500 index with its worst weekly showing since January and its eighth loss in the last nine days.

___ US adds just 20K jobs; unemployment dips to 3.8 pct.

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The decade-long bull market in stocks was fueled in no small part by the aggressive moves the Federal Reserve took after the 2008 financial crisis and the Great Recession to nurse the U.S. economy back to health.

Investors also responded to worrying export data from China.

Shares tumbled Friday in Asia, led by sharp declines in Shanghai and Hong Kong, after China reported its exports plunged more than 20 percent in February from a year earlier.

It is more evidence of a further slowdown in the economy.

U.S. stocks moved lower in morning trading, led by banks and technology companies, putting the market on track for its first losing week since January.

___ A hot US job market is coaxing people in from the sidelines WASHINGTON (AP) — A surprisingly strong burst of job growth over the past year has led many economists to wonder: Where are all the workers coming from?

Stocks fell again on Wall Street Thursday, marking the fourth straight loss for the S&P 500 and placing the benchmark index on track for its first weekly drop since January.

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The decline was the fourth in a row for the major averages.

Scrutiny of the common corporate practice is increasing.

All three major equity averages posted their third straight down day.

The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 9:35 a.m.

U.S. stocks are edging mostly lower in early trading on Wall Street Tuesday as losses for banks and big technology companies offset gains elsewhere in the market.

Newly-minted CEO Larry Culp is in the midst of trying to turnaround the struggling conglomerate.

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