Wall Street ended a strong week with a stuttering finish Friday, as equities dropped after a stronger-than-expected report on the US job market.

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The S&P 500 fell 0.1% after previously fluctuating between a loss of 0.9% and a gain of 0.4%. Despite its poor finish, the benchmark index posted just its third winning week in the previous 14.

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Despite concerns about a future recession, employers continue to recruit, according to the surprisingly solid jobs report. However, the longer the economy continues hot, the more probable it is that the Federal Reserve will continue to raise interest rates dramatically in order to combat inflation.

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Treasury rates rose immediately following the announcement of the jobs report, highlighting anticipation of Fed rate rises, but subsequently fell back. The yield on the two-year Treasury jumped as high as 3.15% from 3.03% late Thursday, but it then moderated to 3.11%. The 10-year yield, which influences rates on mortgages and other consumer loans, rose 3.08% from 3% a day earlier.

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The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.1%, while the Nasdaq composite rose 0.1% after swinging between a loss of 1.2% and a 0.6% gain. The technology and other high-growth companies that make up a big chunk of the Nasdaq index have been some of the most vulnerable to rising rates recently. Both indexes also notched a gain for the week, something that’s been rare in recent months as the market’s downturn gained momentum.

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Following Friday’s jobs report, traders are universally betting the Fed will raise the target for its short-term interest rate by at least three-quarters of a percentage point at its meeting later this month, according to CME Group. That would match June’s big move.

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All told, the S&P 500 dropped 3.24 points Friday to 3,899.38. The modest decline snapped the index’s four-day winning streak.

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The Dow fell 46.40 points to 31,388.15, while the Nasdaq rose 13.96 points to 11,635.31. The Russell 2000 index of small-company stocks slipped 0.24 points, or less than 0.1%, to 1,769.36. In overseas markets, stocks ended mixed or modestly higher.

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Tokyo’s main stock market index ebbed following the assassination of former Japanese prime minister, Shinzo Abe, but stayed in positive territory for the day. Abe, 67, died after being shot during a campaign speech Friday in western Japan.

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The Nikkei 225 edged up by 0.1% after being up by more than 1% before the attack. Abe oversaw an effort to jolt Japan’s economy dubbed “Abenomics,” and he stepped down as prime minister in 2020.

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On Wall Street, shares of GameStop fell 4.9% after the retailer abruptly ousted its chief financial officer. A day earlier, the stock that shook Wall Street last year after soaring far beyond what professionals said was reasonable had climbed 15.1% after it announced a 4-for-1 stock split.