Strong Jobs Market Helps Stocks Gain Ground

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By Horizon Investments Economic data out of the U.S. was mostly positive: Nonfarm payrolls, the ISM Manufacturing Index and initial jobless claims all came in ahead of expectations. One weak spot was a disappointing revised GDP growth rate for the first quarter of 2018. In contrast, international economic data disappointed-with Manufacturing PMI in France and industrial [...] Read more on ETFtrends.com.

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