Stocks slump after murky jobs report as markets swing

Stocks slump after murky jobs report as markets swing

By STAN CHOE and ALEX VEIGA
A week of volatile swings on Wall Street ended Friday with more losses for stocks, as a mixed batch of U.S. job market data triggered another bout of dizzying trading.
The S&P 500 closed 0.8% lower after erasing a 0.7% gain in the early going. The benchmark index was coming off a jolting stretch where it swerved by at least 1.2% in five straight days, pounded by…

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