Blowout jobs report raises worries of Fed rate hike: AlphaCheck

Blowout jobs report raises worries of Fed rate hike: AlphaCheck

Ines Ferré · Senior Business Reporter

Fri, September 4, 2026 at 5:02 PM GMT+3 1 min read

Good morning. Stocks fell on Friday after the release of the monthly jobs report, which showed 162,000 jobs added last month, raising concerns that the Fed may need to hike rates at its upcoming policy meeting.

The 10-year Treasury (^TNX) crept back up as oil prices edged lower, but Brent crude futures (BZ=F) still held below $95 per barrel.

Here's a check of the markets in the first few minutes of trading, based on a heat map powered by Yahoo Finance AlphaSpace data.

Stocks are off to a mixed start.

Tech stocks (XLK) rose as Nvidia (NVDA) rose 2%, hovering near all-time highs.

Meanwhile, Financials (XLF), Energy (XLE), and Consumer Discretionary (XLY) stocks slipped.

Here are some other notable stocks that Yahoo Finance readers are viewing this morning: SpaceX (SPCX), AMC (AMC), and Lululemon (LULU).

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