Jobs Up, Inflation Down, Yet Stocks Barely Moved: This Week On Wall Street - Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO), Ford Motor (NYSE:F)

Wall Street got the kind of macro backdrop investors typically celebrate—solid job growth and easing inflation — yet stocks struggled to gain traction as concerns over tech costs and margin pressure capped enthusiasm.January Jobs Report Beats ExpectationsThe U.S. economy added 130,000 nonfarm payrolls in January, well above expectations of 70,000. Private employers accounted for 172,000 of those jobs, the strongest gain since December 2024. Government payrolls dropped by 42,000, the fourth consecutive month ...