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…