Jobs Blowout Revives Rate-Hike Bets, but Record Earnings Cushion the Blow: This Week on Wall Street
August payrolls came in at 162,000, nearly triple consensus, pushing September rate-hike odds to 60%. Stocks rose anyway, backed by record earnings.
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GPRO, TSLA, SNDK, NIO, EIX were among the stocks seen trending on Monday, Aug. 31, 2026.
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