Markets Rise Despite July Job Losses as Wage Growth Slows

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Stocks climb after July job losses and slowing wage growth, easing Fed inflation concerns; Airbnb jumps on earnings, The Trade Desk tumbles on weak outlook, and Iran developments add market risk.

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The July jobs report delivered a strange cocktail: payrolls fell, average hourly wage growth slowed, and unemployment edged to 4.1 percent, yet stocks moved higher. That split matters because slower wage gains ease pressure on the Federal Reserve, giving rate-sensitive sectors room to breathe, while company-level news still sparks big swings, Airbnb surged after results while The Trade Desk plunged on a weak outlook. The clip crystallizes how macro signals and idiosyncratic earnings can tug markets in opposite directions on the same day.