Markets Weigh Job Data Amid Oil tied Manufacturing Pulse
The January employment report expected for release shows about 170000 new jobs, with unemployment near 4.7 percent. Manufacturing and mining and logging are focal points as oil prices influence hiring. manufacturing rose 17000 in December, signaling potential factory gains this year. Ulta and Ford snippets reflect stock moves tied to technology and auto sector updates.
U S economy grows 1.6 percent in 2016 slow year
The Commerce Department reports 2016 GDP rose 1.6 percent, with Q4 growth at 1.9 percent as consumer spending housing and business investment offset weak exports. Full year 2016 saw gains hampered by energy downturns and sluggish investment, but crude price rebounds and stockpile restocking supported activity. Economists anticipate about 2.3 percent growth in 2017 aided by tax cuts and infrastructure plans.
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