US stocks dip after poor jobs data | Business

NEW YORK, Sept 6, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Wall Street stocks finished lower Friday as markets grappled with worries about the latest weak US labor market data, which was offset somewhat by expectations for Federal Reserve monetary easing. The US economy added just 22,000 jobs in August, while unemployment climbed to 4.3 percent from 4.2 percent, according to Department of Labor data. Analysts said the data added more certainty that the Fed would cut interest rates later this month and probably again in subsequent meetings this year. Stocks initially rose on the data, but soon tripped into the red, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average losing 0.5 percent to 45,400.86. The broad-based S&P 500 shed 0.3 percent to 6,481.50, while the...