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So far, so good in February's early days, as Wednesday's session saw stocks continue their recent rebound on the back of encouraging corporate earnings. The day started off with a potential blow to the nascent rally: ADP reported that private payrolls dropped by 301,000 in January – a huge whiff from estimates for 200,000 and the first decline since December 2020.
negative