Wall Street is expecting a big test with the key jobs report
Listen to the article NEW YORK: The stock market faces its first major test of the year next week, with investors counting on the US jobs report to show a solid but not overheated economy underpinning expectations for stock gains in 2025. Stocks fell in late December and early January, cooling off after a dismal run. The benchmark S&P 500 ended 2024 up 23% and posted its biggest two-year gain since 1997-1998. The outlook for a third year in a row depends in part on the strength of the economy, with labor market data among the most important readings on



