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On Friday, March 6, 2026, US stock markets continued their downward movement as the week came to a close. The Dow Jones fell by 1.0% to 47,501 points, the S&P 500 declined by 1.3% to 6,740 points, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite lost 1.6% to 22,387 points. For the Dow, this means a weekly loss of about 3%, marking the weakest trading week since April. A surprising weak US job market report was particularly burdensome, showing that the US economy lost approximately 92,000 jobs in February, while economists had expected a gain. Additional...