Hot October jobs report lifts Nasdaq 1.09 percent after Thursday plunge as Dow slips 0.46 percent

October jobs report: Wall Street traders celebrate rising stock prices while a worried U.S. worker faces the jobs market

The October jobs report gave Wall Street exactly the jolt it needed on Friday, November 6, 2026. The Nasdaq Composite jumped 1.09 percent to 24,579.42, a sharp turn after Thursday’s brutal 5.5 percent plunge had dragged the index into correction territory. Traders who had spent Thursday bracing for more pain came back on Friday with … Read more