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Last month, 263,000 new vacancies appeared in the U.S. labor market, which is slightly less than the number of available jobs recorded the month before that. The hiring rate remains quite stable.

Publication of key inflation data by the government could cause new difficulties in the US stock market, which is already under pressure at the moment.

Google announced its purchase of cybersecurity enterprise Mandiant for $5.4 billion, pointing to the scope of the company's ambitions in the sector.

According to the information provided by flight tracking internet services, Boeing 737 MAX, belonging to the national airline of Mongolia, MIAT Mongolian Airlines, successfully landed at the airport in the Chinese city of Guangzhou. The event became the first time this model of jet executed a commercial flight on the territory of China since spring 2019, when 737 MAX had been banned from flying in the country.

The Executive Office of the President published a broad list of export control measures on Friday, including actions aimed at cutting off China from certain semiconductor chips.

The U.S. stock market has been tight for the past few weeks, but it's not the limit. It’s expected to face even more difficulties, since today is the day of the publication of the key inflation report and the banks are starting a difficult reporting season.

There is a high possibility that the U.S. Federal Reserve System (the Fed) will raise interest rates for the fourth time in a row. Another increase is planned for the next month, with the rate increasing by 75 basis points.

The economy added 263,000 jobs in September, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Friday, slightly more than economists had expected.

Nikkei interviewed the chief executive of Alphabet Inc. on Friday.

The Wells Fargo holding company's price target for Exxon Mobil Corp. has been hiked from $109 to $116. Meanwhile, its "above-market" rating held steady, according to data released Friday.