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US stock futures popped after the August jobs report gave more fuel to the debate over the Fed's next move on interest rates.

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NEW YORK — Stocks are broadly higher on Wall Street in morning trading Friday after the government reported that U.S. job growth increased at a healthy, but more moderate pace last month. The report supports investors’ hopes that the Federal Reserve will hold off on raising interest rates again in its bid to lower inflation. The S&P 500 was up 0.5%. The benchmark index is coming off its first monthly loss since February, but is on pace for its second straight weekly gain.

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