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Wall Street is drifting following the latest data showing a solid U.S. economy, while crude oil prices continue to climb

U.S. stocks are drifting Thursday, as crude oil prices continue to climb and more signals arrive suggesting the economy remains solid.

Wall Street closed its latest winning month and quarter with more records on Monday. The drift higher for U.S. stocks followed a wild start to the week for financial markets in Asia, where Japanese stocks tumbled and Chinese indexes soared.

U.S. stocks hold steady near records as Asian markets experience wild swings, with Japan tumbling and China soaring.

U.S. stocks are drifting around their records as financial markets around the world take a pause following big recent moves

U.S. stocks are drifting, and crude oil prices are continuing to rise as the world waits to see how Israel will respond to a missile attack from Iran.

That could be an encouraging signal for the more comprehensive report on the U.S. job market due to arrive Friday from the U.S. government. The dominant question hanging over Wall Street has been whether the job market can keep holding up after the Federal Reserve earlier kept interest rates at a two-decade high.