US stocks fall as market frets over solid May jobs growth

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NEW YORK, June 3 — Wall Street stocks dropped early today following a solid jobs report that was seen as confirming the Federal Reserve's efforts to contain...

NEW YORK, June 3 — Wall Street stocks dropped early today following a solid jobs report that was seen as confirming the Federal Reserve's efforts to contain inflation.

American employers added a greater-than-expected 390,000 jobs last month as unemployment held steady at 3.6 percent, the government reported today. Investors had been especially focused on the report's implications for inflation in light of Fed plans to hike interest rates. The pay rate rose 5.2 percent over the last 12 months ended in May, according to the data, but that was slightly slower than the increase for the 12 months ended in April, the report said.O'Hare also highlighted a Reuters report that Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk wants to trim headcount due to a"super bad feeling" about the economy. Tesla shares fell 6.2 percent.The broad-based S&P 500 fell 0.9 percent to 4,137.67, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index dropped 1.

 

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