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Headline: US Stocks Choppy After Robust Jobs Report, AI Stocks Shine but Software Declines

Headline: US Stocks Choppy After Robust Jobs Report, AI Stocks Shine but Software Declines

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 Listeners, today's US stock market saw a choppy session after a strong January jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which added 130,000 nonfarm payroll jobs, far exceeding expectations of 55,000, while unemployment dipped to 4.3 percent[1][6]. According to 247 Wall St, the S&P 500 rose 0.51 percent or 35 points early, the Dow Jones climbed 0.47 percent or 240 points, and the Nasdaq gained 0.67 percent or 164 points, though Trading Economics reports the S&P 500 closed at 6944.59 points up just 0.04 percent, with the Dow hitting a record above 50,200 amid hawkish repricing[1][2][4]. Key drivers included the robust labor data challenging rate cut hopes, overshadowing weaker consumer spending, while AI fears pressured software stocks[4].

AI infrastructure shone with Micron, Texas Instruments, and Lam Research up over 5 percent per Trading Economics, but software decliners like Salesforce, ServiceNow, and Intuit fell more than 5 percent, alongside T-Mobile down 5 percent on user growth misses[4]. Robinhood dropped on Bitcoin weakness at 67,274 US dollars and missed fourth quarter revenue of 1.28 billion US dollars[1].

MarketPulse notes stocks gave up early gains, with Dow retesting 50,000, S&P rejecting 7,000, and Nasdaq failing 25,500 resistance[2]. Futures exploded higher initially[1].

Looking ahead, watch Friday's Consumer Price Index report at 8:30 AM Eastern Time, which could shift Fed rate expectations per MarketPulse[2]. UBS reiterated buy on Nvidia at 245 US dollars[1].

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