Stock Market Today: Dow Rises Ahead Of Pivotal Jobs Report; AI Stock Cloudflare Soars On Earnings (Live Coverage)

The Dow Jones Industrial Average edged higher and technology stocks outperformed Friday as an unexpectedly weak U.S. July jobs report cooled expectations for a rate hike by the Federal Reserve. Artificial intelligence cybersecurity leader Cloudflare (NET) was a big earnings winner on the stock market today. After the open, the Dow Jones industrials held a modest gain, while technology stocks and…