Wall Street ends slightly down after weak labor market data, dovish Fed comments



On Wednesday, U.S. stocks ended slightly lower amid volatile trading after labor market data and remarks from a Federal Reserve official supported the possibility of an interest rate cut.

Data from the Labor Department revealed that U.S. job openings dropped to a 3.5-year low in July, suggesting a continued easing in labor market tightness. This could give the Federal Reserve more justification to start reducing rates at its upcoming meeting later this month.

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