U.S. Job Growth Exceeds Expectations; Oil Reserves Plan Canceled Amid High Prices
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U.S. added 303,000 jobs in March, exceeding expectations and showing economy can expand without spurring inflation.
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Dept. of Energy canceled plans to refill oil reserves due to high prices, after releasing 180 million barrels in 2022 to counter Ukraine invasion impact.
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Global stocks hit new highs as Mercury went retrograde, but retreated by the end of the week in a pattern of intermarket bearish divergence.
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Total solar eclipse on April 8 could spur activity along New Madrid fault line; Mars/Saturn conjunction on April 10 brings war threats.
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Grains, crude oil could see strong moves; solar eclipses often mark crests in stocks, so exercise caution in financial decisions.