Yale’s Martha Gimbel tracks frequently updated information like weekly unemployment claims and private-sector reports.

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Despite the anxiety, 2023 closed out pretty well for investors. But that hasn’t resulted in a unified sense of optimism.

Between COVID, shifting policy, and “The Big Quit”, it’s hard to get a handle on how the employment picture’s changing.

As of 4 a.m. Eastern time, Trump and his Democratic challenger Joe Biden still were locked in tight races in a handful of battleground states.

Markets are up on investor hopes that a Joe Biden victory in the U.S. presidential election might lead to more economic stimulus.

“Analysts have their hands in the air,” one investment strategist says as markets struggle to predict the future.

Is this cause for optimism? Not so fast, says one expert.

Some can actually benefit from the chaos.

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