Investors expect a big stock-market move after the February jobs report is released Friday morning. Pricing in the options market shows traders were recently betting on a 1.7% move in the S&P 500 index,

Wall Street is getting its own kind of reprieve Friday, and U.S. stocks are coasting toward the close of a brutal week after a nervously anticipated economic report came in close to expectations. The S&P 500 was virtually unchanged in morning trading following a punishing stretch where it swung at least 1%,

Discover how a steady labor market, inflation, and muted stock market performance shape the Fed's interest rate decisions and strategies for 2025.