While you were sleeping: Strong US private jobs data

While you were sleeping: Strong US private jobs data
By Margreet Dietz July 3 (BusinessDesk) - Wall Street lingered near record highs as investors awaited the government’s jobs report, due on Thursday, after stronger-than-expected private jobs data underpinned the view that the world’s largest economy is in better shape than thought. In the final hour of trading in New York, the Dow Jones Industrial Average crept 0.07 percent higher, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index eked out a 0.03 percent gain. The Nasdaq Composite Index slipped 0.05 percent lower. Both the Dow and the S&P 500 finishe...