CNBC Daily Open: Sweet gains for markets amid sour job signals

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) after the opening bell in New York on December 3, 2025.After shaking off some of the weakness at the start of the month, markets seemed to be ready to board Santa's sleigh, and rode into a second straight day of gains this week. Wednesday's rally was on the back of surprisingly weak private jobs data, with payrolls processing firm ADP's November report showing 32,000 job losses, sharply missing the 40,000 gain expected by economists polled by D ...