Stock Market Today: Dow, S&P 500 Futures Gain Even as July Nonfarm Payrolls Unexpectedly Contract—Atlassian, Trade Desk, Cloudflare in Focus (UPDATED)
U.S. stock futures were higher on Friday, as the Dow Jones, S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 indices rose, following Thursday's lower close.
Stock prices went up even though fewer people got jobs than expected—sometimes good news about prices and bad news about jobs happen at the same time. When you see confusing signals like this, remember that the market is complicated and many things affect it all at once.
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