Monday, July 9, 2012

Down 1% on jobs woes

The Labor Department's jobs report came in below expectations and pointed to signs of a deceleration in employment growth -- a scary prospect for the broader U.S. economy. Stocks pared some of the steepest losses near the end of a light trading day on rumors of potential Federal Reserve intervention in the markets. Worries over the health of the global economy also caused investors to flee commodities. Oil prices dropped more than 3%. The technology sector added to investors' concerns after Seagate Technology reported weaker-than-expected quarterly results. Other key technology companies traded lower on fears that slowing global growth could weigh down the entire sector. Meanwhile worries over the health of eurozone continue to bubble up.