Jolted by Soft Jobs Report, Stocks Tumble to End a Turbulent Week
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Jolted by Soft Jobs Report, Stocks Tumble to End a Turbulent Week

Wall Street was jolted by rising economic uncertainty on Friday, and stocks skidded, capping off a turbulent week with a sharp decline. Friday’s drop followed a report on U.S. hiring in July that was far weaker than expected, startling investors into worrying that the Federal Reserve has been too slow to cut interest rates. Traders were already growing uneasy about the state of the economy, as well as the prospects for the big technology stocks that had underpinned a market rally...