Mark Gongloff, Columnist

Weird Times Produce a Weird Jobs Report

Another simple narrative is left in tatters.

Are you, though?

Photographer: OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP/Getty Images

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One of the best things about following financial markets is watching narratives build up for months and then get exploded in a matter of seconds. You could see that in real time this morning as the government reported April jobs data.