U.S. stocks were mixed Thursday to end the holiday shortened week after June hiring data came in well below expectations and prompted investors to dial back bets on a Federal Reserve interest-rate increase this month.

A tepid June jobs report ​offers relief for U.S. equities just as investors had begun to worry that excessive labor market strength might force the Federal ‌Reserve to turn more hawkish in its fight against inflation,

The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed to a record high on Thursday after a weaker-than-expected US jobs report reduced expectations of near-term Federal Reserve interest rate hikes, while technology stocks and semiconductor shares extended their recent decline.

European stocks soared on Thursday as weaker than expected US jobs figures dampened market worries of a near-term interest rate hike across the pond. The FTSE 100 closed up 174.53 points, 1.7%, at 10,

Oil prices fell nearly 2% for the third consecutive day on Thursday as concerns eased after Qatar said Iran and the U.S. had made progress.

Oil prices fell on Thursday morning, on pace for their fourth consecutive weekly loss. Qatar's Foreign Ministry said Iran and the U.S. made progress during talks in Doha. Oil prices were little changed Thursday after Qatar said the U.

China has been the biggest buyer ​of Iranian oil in recent years after customers in ‌South ⁠Korea, Japan, India and Europe ceased purchases as sanctions tightened following U.S. President Donald Trump's departure from Iran's nuclear accord ​in 2018.

Oil prices traded little changed on Thursday as investors paused after weeks of sharp declines that pushed crude benchmarks back to levels seen before the recent U.S.-Iran conflict. Improved shipping activity through

Oil prices were little changed on Friday before a long holiday weekend in the U.S., as traders held on to ​hopes that attempts to secure peace in the Middle East between the United States and ‌Iran would succeed.

Crude futures recover early losses ahead of the U.S. Independence Day holiday. Prices are hovering near pre-conflict levels with market focus on the resumption of flows through the Strait of Hormuz and U.

Oil prices have finally fallen back to pre-Iran war levels — but the crude market is far from seeing a normalization of shipping, oil supplies and demand that such a big retreat implies.

Oil prices were broadly stable and MUFG said oil prompt spreads were in contango—where oil futures are more expensive than spot prices—signaling ample near-term supply.

Employers added 57,000 new positions and the unemployment rate ticked down to 4.2 percent, according to Labor Department data released Thursday. The continued low unemployment rat

More than 57,000 jobs were added in June, according to new data, falling short of projected numbers. CBS News business analyst Jill Schlesinger has more.

The economy added 57,000 jobs in June, far less than had been expected. The unemployment rate dropped slightly to 4.2%. The U.S. economy added 57,000 jobs in June, about half what had been expected, as gains occurred in professional and business services but leisure and hospitality saw declines.

The 57,000 increase in new jobs in June was a disappointment. So were updates that show fewer job gains in May and April than previously reported. But was the June jobs report bad? Not at all. "The jobs picture probably isn’t as strong as the previously reported job gains intimated,