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Labor Department to release latest jobs report

Stocks plunged on Thursday as a sell-off that began in the tech sector quickly spread to the rest of the market. There's been less drama in the job market. We'll get an update Friday morning.

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Scott Horsley is NPR's Chief Economics Correspondent.
A Martínez is one of the hosts of Morning Edition and Up First.