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USA TODAY z THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2019 z SECTION B

INDEX CLOSE CHG
Dow Jones Industrial Avg. 26,078.62 y 494.
S&P 500 2,887.61 y 52.
Nasdaq composite 7,785.25 y 123.
T-note, 10-year yield 1.598 y 0.
SOURCESUSA TODAY RESEARCH, BLOOMBERG

Dow Jones Industrial Avg.

24,

26,

27,

28,

APRIL OCT.

AP

25,

-494.

26,

WEDNESDAY’S MARKETS

SURVEY: JUST 135,000 JOBS
ARE ADDED IN SEPTEMBER

U.S. companies added a modest
135,000 jobs in September, a survey
found, a sign that hiring is slowing as
the trade war takes a toll on the econ-
omy. Payroll processor ADP said
Wednesday that hiring has slowed in
mining, which cut 3,000 jobs, and
manufacturing, which added just
2,000. Health care providers added
35,000 jobs.

CUSTOMS TO STOP IMPORTS
BASED ON FORCED LABOR

The Trump administration on Tuesday
announced it is stopping imports of
clothing, gold, diamonds and other
items believed to have been produced
with forced labor by companies based
in Brazil, China and Malaysia as well as
some gold mined in eastern Congo
and diamonds from a region in Zimba-
bwe. Brenda Smith, an official at U.S.
Customs and Border Protection, said
her agency issued orders to immedi-
ately detain the goods at U.S. ports of
entry for further investigation.

UPS GETS FAA APPROVAL
TO EXPAND DRONE USE

UPS said Tuesday that its drone sub-
sidiary was awarded an airline certif-
icate last week by the Federal Aviation
Administration, the first U.S. company
to get such a broad approval. The
approval allows the company to oper-
ate a nationwide fleet of drones and
expand deliveries on hospital campus-
es.

UPS VIA AFP/GETTY IMAGES

Best-paying workplaces

Job website ranks companies, compensation. 3B

Behold the Surface ‘phone’

Microsoft’s Duo won’t be available until 2020. 5B

Across the nation

News from every state. 6B

IN MONEY

STATES

IN TECH

SURFACE NEO BY MICROSOFT

MONEYLINE

This Last Year

week week ago

6-month 0.58% 0.58% 0.44%

1-year 0.81% 0.82% 0.78%

2 1 ⁄ 2 -year 0.87% 0.88% 0.99%

5-year 1.17% 1.18% 1.35%

SOURCE: BANKRATE.COM

CD yields

USA TODAY SNAPSHOTS ©

There’s so much to like about Apple’s revamp of the

long maligned Maps app.

zBetter spoken direction. Instead of announcing

that you have a turn in 1,000 feet, Siri tells you, “Turn

left at the next light,” which is way easier to decipher.

zPolish. It has a visual sheen that just looks better.

It lets you look around neighborhoods to get your bear-

ings, something Google has long offered but not Apple.

zPrivacy.Yes, Google Maps is the industry leader,

but how do you feel about Google tracking your every

move after you sign up for it, even when the app is

closed? Apple makes a big deal about being less grab-

by about our data. So yes, Apple fishes through your

mail and calendar info to create personalized alerts

but it says those are created on the device, not in the

cloud. The company adds that all data it picks up from

your trips – where you went and how long you spent

there – isn’t associated with your Apple ID, but instead

random identifiers from your phone. And this is a nice

touch: When you look at some of the street info Apple

Apple Maps is

better, but still

needs work

Jefferson GrahamUSA TODAY

SeeAPPLE MAPS, Page 2B

A tepid report on U.S. private-sec-

tor job growth and further signs of a

global slowdown Wednesday added to

concerns about a deepening slump in

America’s factories, stoking recession

fears and sending stocks lower.

Payroll processor ADP said busi-

nesses added a lackluster 135,000 jobs

in September. It also sharply revised

down its estimate of August’s gains to

157,000 from 197,000.

Meanwhile, Germany’s growth

forecast was cut, fueling even greater

worries about sluggish growth in

Europe.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average

dropped 494 points, or nearly 2%, to

close at 26,078.62, following a 344-

point loss Tuesday. The Standard &

Poor’s 500 index slid 1.8% to end at

2,887.61 while the tech-heavy Nasdaq

finished down 1.6% at 7,785.25.

The biggest driver of the market

gloom was a report Tuesday that re-

vealed the sharpest contraction in

manufacturing activity in a decade.

The closely watched index of factory

activity dropped to 47.8 in September

from 49.1 the prior month, according to

the Institute for Supply Management.

That’s below the reading of 50 that

economists expected and reflects a

contraction in the sector for the sec-

ond straight month. An index above 50

means expansion while below means

contraction.

Markets

skittish,

recession

is a fear

Slow job growth adds

to economic worries

Paul Davidson

USA TODAY

The closely watched index of factory

activity dropped to 47.8 in

September.PAUL SANCYA/AP

See MARKETS, Page 2B

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It pays to bulk up.

As the American love affair with

SUVs continues, automakers are

ditching a slew of small cars and in-

vesting in hulking new models with

ample interior space, high stance and

creature comforts that are vogue.

This summer, several auto brands

that had previously failed to capitalize

on the SUV wave finally got into the

game.

Kia, Hyundai and Subaru, for exam-

ple, all began selling large SUVs for the

first time. And it paid big dividends.

Overall, the industry’s sales cooled

off from July through September, as

sales retreated from the near-record

levels of the last few years.

Here’s USA TODAY’s list of the five

hottest-selling vehicles of the third

quarter based on a subjective analysis

of sales data, momentum and industry

buzz.

1. Kia Telluride

Third-quarter sales: 16,918 (was

not on sale previous year)

This new, large SUV already looks

like a hit for Kia, which badly needed

an SUV after sales of its passenger-

car-heavy lineup slumped. The Tellu-

ride hit dealerships a few months ago.

Demand for the U.S.-made Tellu-

ride “continues to outpace model sup-

ply,” Kia said in a statement.

It even outsold its also-new, three-

row sibling, the Hyundai Palisade,

which notched sales of 13,074.

2. Volkswagen Atlas

Third-quarter sales: 20,790, up

40.1%

If you follow this quarterly USA TO-

DAY hot-sellers list, you know the At-

las is becoming a staple. Maybe some-

day its momentum will slow, but that

2020 Kia TellurideKIMBERLY P. MITCHELL/USA TODAY NETWORK

Hot SUVs that

you will L-U-V

Top-selling vehicles of the 3rd quarter

Nathan Bomey

USA TODAY

See SUV, Page 2B