Jobs data may shake stocks from holiday lull
As 2026 begins, investors await key statistics, court ruling on Trump’s tariffs NEW YORK: The first full trading week of the new year could shake the US stock market out of its winter holiday slumber as monthly jobs data headlines a busy start to 2026 for investors. Stocks fell in the final session of 2025, with the benchmark S&P 500 slipping to a monthly loss for December. But the index still climbed more than 16% in 2025, its third consecutive year of double-digit percentage gains, while the Cboe Volatility Index was last just above its lows for the year. Trading










