Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq rise as Wall Street weighs jobs data signals, Oracle sinks
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US stocks broadly rose on Wednesday, poised to backtrack on a string of recent slumps as oil surged, Oracle shares slid, and investors continued to debate what the latest jobs data means for Federal Reserve policy and the US economy. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) and on the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 (NQ=F) moved up nearly 0.2%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) added 0.3%, after US stocks finished mixed in Tuesday's session.  Also in focus, Oracle (ORCL) stock sank after the Financial Times reported that privat ...