Stock futures fell again on Monday following yet another negative trading week for Wall Street, as investors receive little signs of progress on global trade talks.

Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled 347 points, or 0.9%. S&P 500 futures pulled back 1.1%, while Nasdaq-100 futures dropped 1.4%.

Wall Street's main indexes rose in volatile trading on Tuesday, as investors looked for bargains after a rout in the previous session, while dovish rate commentary from Federal Reserve officials also lifted the mood.

Most megacap and growth stocks, which together lost $200 billion in market value on Monday, gained as Nvidia (NVDA.O), opens new tab bounced back 2.3%.

Stocks jumped Tuesday, recovering some some losses from the previous trading session.

The S&P 500 traded 1% higher. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 316 points, or 0.8%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite gained 0.8%.

Several big technology stocks rebounded after a sharp pullback on Monday. Nvidia rose 3.6%, while Meta Platforms advanced 2.5%. Meanwhile, Apple continued its decline and fell more than 2%.

Job growth in the U.S. slowed much more than expected during July and the unemployment rate ticked higher, fueling fears of a broader economic slowdown, the Labor Department reported Friday.

Nonfarm payrolls grew by just 114,000 for the month, down from the downwardly revised 179,000 in June and below the Dow Jones estimate for 185,000. The unemployment rate edged higher to 4.3%, its highest since October 2021.

U.S. job growth cooled sharply in July while the unemployment rate unexpectedly rose to the highest level in nearly three years.

The Labor Department reported Friday that employers added 114,000 jobs in July, missing the 175,000 gain forecast by LSEG economists. The unemployment rate also unexpectedly inched higher to 4.3% against expectations that it would hold steady at 4.1%. 

It marked the highest level for the jobless rate since October 2021.

The US labor market cooled off far more than expected last month, underscoring concerns that the economy has slowed down too quickly and could lead to a recession.

Businesses added just 114,000 jobs in July, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data released Friday and the unemployment rate unexpectedly leapt to 4.3%, which is the highest since October 2021.

US stock markets plunged on Wednesday, recording their worst losses since 2022, after investors sold off shares in struggling tech companies.

The Nasdaq index fell by 3.6%, the S&P 500 dropped 2.3%, and the Dow Jones Industrial average slid 1.2%.

“Signs of nervousness around tech stocks began to creep up in recent weeks,” reported Reuters, pointing to Wall Street’s “vulnerability to any weakness in the Big Tech trade...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average traded near flat Friday, after the blue-chip average briefly topped the key 40,000 level for the first time in the previous session.

The 30-stock average rose 40 points, or 0.1%. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite were also up 0.1%.

The Dow reached an intraday high of 40,051.05, above the psychologically important 40,000 level, before pulling back to end the day down 0.1%.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell for a second day, continuing Wall Street’s lackluster start to the quarter, as bond yields increased and traders lowered expectations that the Federal Reserve would cut interest rates in June.

The 30-stock Dow dropped 420 points, or 1.1%. At its session low, the benchmark was down more than 500 points. The S&P 500 slid 0.9%, and the Nasdaq Composite shed 1.2%.