New York, Aug 6, 2026 (AFP) - US stocks tread water ahead of jobs data

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2026-08-06

Wall Street stocks were little changed early Thursday as markets monitored developments on talks to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and awaited key US employment data. Iranian officials said Wednesday that they had agreed with Oman on a route for ships to transit the Strait of Hormuz and were finalizing arrangements for jointly managing the strategic waterway. Oil prices, which were in retreat earlier in the week in anticipation of a possible US-Iran......

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