Major stock indexes pushed higher Friday as data showed the US labor market is resilient despite uncertainty over President Donald Trump's tariffs, while upcoming US-China talks added to hopes of easing trade tensions.

Tesla stocks regained some ground after plunging Thursday following a stunning public row between the company's billionaire boss Elon Musk and Trump.

A below-par reading on private hiring this week raised worries about the labor market and the outlook for the US economy ahead of a Labor Department jobs report, a key piece of data used by the Federal Reserve as it decides whether to adjust interest rates.

But the report showed hiring in the world's largest economy came in at 139,000 last month, above market expectations.

The figure indicates that the US employment market

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