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John Hancock: Weekly Market Recap Ended June 6
Resilient labor market Stock indexes posted the week’s biggest daily gains on Friday after an employment report modestly exceeded expectations. The economy generated 139,000 new jobs in May, above consensus expectations of around 130,000. However, initial estimates for the previous two months’ gains were revised downward by a total of 95,000. The unemployment rate held […]
John Hancock: Weekly Market Recap Week Ended May 30
May’s rebound After a volatile and mostly negative April, the major U.S. stock indexes generated strongly positive results in May. The NASDAQ finished about 9.6% higher for the month while the S&P 500 gained 6.2% and the Dow added 3.9%. Information technology stocks led the broader market, with the S&P 500’s tech sector up more […]



