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International Business Times
International Business Times
Business

The Jobs Report Surprised To The Upside. Stocks Dropped.

President Donald Trump demanded the Federal Reserve cut interest rates, threatening to halt all trade with countries with which the U.S. has a deficit.

Stocks fell on Friday after the jobs report surprised to the upside, more than tripling estimates.

The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite dropped 0.29%, while the S&P 500 did so 0.38%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average underperformed, decreasing by 0.51%.

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