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The Labor Department’s Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) showed the number of job openings fell to 8.827 million in July from 9.582 million in June. Analysts were expecting July numbers at 9.465 million.
Another report from the Conference Board showed consumer confidence in the United States fell to 106.1 in August, compared with expectations of 116.
At 10:03 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 102.59 points, or 0.30%, at 34,662.57, the S&P 500 was up 20.82 points, or 0.47%, at 4,454.13, and the Nasdaq Composite was up 92.70 points, or 0.68%, at 13,797.83.
