The S&P 500 dropped 1.6% on Friday, Aug. 1, 2025, after the July jobs report revealed an unanticipated level of pressure on the U.S. labor market.

U.S. stocks closed sharply lower Friday, with major indexes slumping as investors reacted to data showing jobs growth slowed substantially in July and President Donald Trump’s most recent tariffs. The ...

Ray, a New York voter in his mid-30s, backed Donald Trump last year after having voted for Joe Biden in 2020, pointing to ...

Investors had plenty to parse Friday, including a disappointing July jobs report, President Trump's latest tariffs and earnings results from Amazon and Apple. The Dow fell a fifth straight day, ...

Investors have been gearing up for Trump’s long-awaited tariff plan. Stocks had been on a steady climb higher in recent ...

The stock market had its worst day since May after the government reported a sharp slowdown in hiring and President Donald Trump imposed sweeping tariffs on imports from a number of U.S. trading ...

Worries on Wall Street about a weakening economy were heavily reinforced by the latest report on job growth in the U.S. Employers added just 73,000 jobs in July. That is sharply lower than economists ...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 542.40 points, or 1.23%, closing at 43,588.58. The S&P 500 shed 1.60% to end at ...

But there is a non-statistical basis for concern: an ominous parallel with the financial environment that prevailed in the weeks leading up to the October 1987 stock-market crash. On that day - Black ...

U .S. stocks closed markedly lower on Friday, a day after President Donald Trump signed an executive order slapping new ...

The July jobs report showed hiring slowed last month and unemployment ticked up to 4.2%. Trump’s tariffs and trade deals continue to affect global markets. Follow along for live updates on the Dow, ...