Energy stocks lift S&P/TSX composite index while investors digest U.S. jobs data

She said that the data provided somewhat of a relief that the U.S. labour market “is not really cracking to the extent that the market was expecting.”Figures from the U.S. Labor Department showed that filings for jobless benefits rose in the last week of 2025 but remain historically low, despite signs that the U.S. labour market is weakening.The number of Americans filing for jobless claims for the week ending Jan. 3 rose by 8,000 to 208,000, up from 200,000 the previous week. Applications for unemployment ...