A weaker-than-expected jobs report added to investors’ worries about the economy. Stocks fell sharply, and Treasury yields declined in expectation of a Federal Reserve rate…
Disappointing earnings reports from the tech giants dragged the Nasdaq composite down 2.9 percent, amid a shift by investors to stocks of smaller companies.
Granting an injunction to several plaintiffs, a judge said the Federal Trade Commission’s pending ban on noncompete agreements was unlikely to prevail.
A temporary halt on inspections by U.S.D.A. workers in Mexico on safety concerns highlighted how dependent the United States had become on one region for…