U.S. stocks traded lower this morning, with the Nasdaq Composite falling more than 300 points on Friday.Following the market opening Friday, the Dow traded down 1.62% to 47,179.83 while the NASDAQ fell 1.47% to 22,414.12. The S&P 500 also fell, dropping, 1.38% to 6,736.10.Check This Out: How To Earn $500 A Month From Goldman Sachs Stock Ahead Of Q4 EarningsLeading and Lagging SectorsEnergy shares rose by 1% on Friday.In trading on Friday, financial stocks dipped by 2.2%.Top HeadlineThe U.S. economy lost 92,000 nonfarm payrolls in February 2026, according to data released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The figure marked a sharp slowdown from January’s downwardly revised 126,000 job gains and came well below economists’ expectations of 59,000.The unemployment rate surprisingly ticked up from 4.3% to 4.4%, above forecasts of 4.3%. Meanwhile, average hourly earnings rose 0.4% month-over-month, matching January’s pace and topping consensus estimates of 0.3%.Equities Trading UP Peraso Inc (NASDAQ:PRSO) shares shot up 99% to $1.61 after the company announced InTACT selected its ...Full story available on Benzinga.com
Nasdaq Down Over 300 Points; US Economy Loses 92,000 Jobs In February
