March 7 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes opened lower on Friday after data showed less-than-expected improvement in job growth in February, while investors awaited comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 76.0 points, or 0.18%, at the open to 42,503.07. The S&P 500 fell 12.5 points, or 0.22%, at the open to 5,726.01​,...

11:55 AM EST, 03/07/2025 (MT Newswires) -- All three major US stock indexes were down in late-morning trading on Friday, as a weaker-than-expected jobs report and ongoing tariff uncertainty rattled investors. The February employment reported showed nonfarm payrolls rose by 151,000, below the 160,000 jobs increase expected in a survey compiled by Bloomberg as of 7:10 a.m. ET, while January...

(For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click or type LIVE/ in a news window.) * Fed Chair Jerome Powell's comments due at 12:30 p.m. ET * Hewlett Packard ( HPE ) slumps after dour Q2 forecasts * Nonfarm payrolls increase by 151,000 in February * Indexes down: Dow 0.78%, S&P 500 1.02%, Nasdaq 1.34%...

(For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click/ or type LIVE/ in a news window.) * Fed Chair Jerome Powell's comments due at 12:30 p.m. ET * Hewlett Packard ( HPE ) slumps after dour Q2 forecasts * Nonfarm payrolls increase by 151,000 in February * Indexes up: Dow 0.29%, S&P 500 0.46%, Nasdaq 0.66%...