02:11 PM EDT, 04/05/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Gold rose to a fresh record on Friday even as the dollar and treasury yields climbed after the United States added far more new jobs than expected last month as Middle East tensions rise after Iran vowed to retaliate following an attack on its embassy in Syria this week. Gold for June delivery...

US stock indices rallied on Friday after surprising labor data for March. The US government reported the addition of 303 thousand new jobs to the US workforce in March, blasting past estimates of 205 thousand. The data also showed unemployment down to 3.8%, while average wages rose by 0.3%. Following the data, US 10-year treasury yields rose by 5.2 basis...

NEW YORK, April 5 (Reuters) - The U.S. stock market is the most expensive it has been in around two years. Its valuation could be put to the test as companies report earnings in coming weeks. The S&P 500 is up more than 9% year-to-date, following its strongest first-quarter performance since 2019. But the bar may be rising for stocks...

01:55 PM EDT, 04/05/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Tech stocks were gaining Friday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) rising 1.4% and the SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) up 0.9%. The Philadelphia Semiconductor index climbed 1.6%. In corporate news, Meta Platforms ( META ) shares jumped 3%. The firm said it's changing its policies on handling manipulated media...