* TSX ends down 0.2% at 22,988.28 * Canada's services economy contracts in August * Energy sector falls 1.5% * Consumer discretionary ends 1.6% lower (Updates at market close) By Fergal Smith Sept 5 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index ended lower for a third straight day on Thursday, as the recent decline in oil prices weighed on energy shares...

(Reuters) - A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan Friday looks set to play out like a concentrated version of what markets have been navigating all year - what's the fine balance for the U.S. economy to both dodge recession and allow interest rates to come down at the same time. After a...

04:32 PM EDT, 09/05/2024 (MT Newswires) -- US benchmark equity indexes closed mixed Thursday as markets evaluated labor market data while awaiting the official jobs report for August. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.5% to 40,755.8, while the S&P 500 dropped 0.3% to 5,503.4. The Nasdaq Composite rose 0.3% to 17,127.7. Health care led the decliners among sectors, while...

(Updates throughout with comment, prices at 0825 GMT) By Kevin Buckland and Amanda Cooper TOKYO/LONDON, Sept 6 (Reuters) - The dollar slid to a one-month trough versus the yen and a one-week low on the euro on Friday, as a mixed bag of U.S. job market indicators stirred caution ahead of a crucial monthly payrolls report later in the day....