{"id":344482,"date":"2025-12-16T16:51:35","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T21:51:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/discover\/?p=344482"},"modified":"2025-12-16T16:51:37","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T21:51:37","slug":"u-s-jobs-numbers-pressure-stocks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/discover\/u-s-jobs-numbers-pressure-stocks\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. jobs numbers pressure stocks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On Tuesday, the U.S. unemployment rate rose from 4.4% to 4.6%, a four-year high. The news pressured stocks on Wall and Bay streets: the S&amp;P -0.24%, the Dow -0.62%, the TSX -0.63% or 199 points, though the Nasdaq gained 0.23%. The U.S. 10-year yield edged down to 4.147%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Key movers in New York included <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/CMCSA-Q\">Comcast<\/a>, up 5.39%, <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/PFE-N\">Pfizer<\/a> -3.4%, <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/HUM-N\">Humana<\/a> -6.03%, <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/TSLA-Q\">Tesla<\/a> 3.07% and <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/WBD-Q\">Warner Bros. Discovery<\/a> -2.73% as the battle over its future continues. In Toronto, Only three sectors enjoyed gains, but healthcare rocketed on continuing reports that the White House will reclassify cannabis. <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/CURA-T\">Curaleaf<\/a> soared 23.37% while <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/GIL-T\">Gildan<\/a> rallied 5.5%, <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/NFi-T\">NFI<\/a> jumped 12.27%, <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/CNQ-T\">CNQ<\/a> dipped 3.72% and <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/CVE-T\">Cenovus<\/a> slipped 4.77%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Silver more or less remained steady at US$63.52, still historically high, while gold hovered around US$4,300. 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