Market Snapshot: U.S. stocks close mixed as Dow books weekly loss after weak jobs data, casting doubt on timing of Fed taper

U.S. stock indexes ended mixed Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average posting a weekly loss after monthly employment data from the Labor Department came in far weaker than had been anticipated. The employment report sparked fresh questions about the job market’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic amid the spread of the delta variant.

U.S. stock indexes ended mixed Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average posting a weekly loss after monthly employment data from the Labor Department came in far weaker than had been anticipated. The employment report sparked fresh questions about the job market’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic amid the spread of the delta variant.