New York, May 2, 2025 (AFP) - Stocks gain on US jobs data, tariff talks hopes

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2025-05-02

Global stock markets rose on Friday following a solid US jobs report as investors greeted positive signs on the US-China trade war. Data showed that US hiring slowed much less than expected last month, with the world's largest economy adding 177,000 jobs. European equities and US stocks both jumped following the release of the data. The broad-based S&P 500 finished at 5,686.67, up 1.4 percent for the day and 2.9 percent for the week. "The April......

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