The S & P 500 advanced by 2.5%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average by 1% and the Nasdaq Composite by nearly 3%. The push higher was driven by a combination of largely positive earnings reports and macroeconomic data that broadly indicated the Federal Reserve is succeeding in its fight to cool inflation through higher interest rates. Here's a quick update on the past week: The August ADP employment report numbers came in lower than expected.
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