Deloitte expects the space economy to reach $2 trillion by 2035.

Jason Garzatus, CEO of Deloitte U.S., says that growth is fueled by data and its application

for businesses across industries.

What's exciting is that the data and the analytic and the commercial application of the data

will move to be more mainstream.

It will be something that organizations of any size can benefit from

the data that's being emitted from space that could be pertinent to their operation. Visit Deloitte.com

to learn how the space economy is creating new opportunities. Here's your closing bell brief

for Wednesday, December 3rd. I'm Danny Lewis for the Wall Street Journal.

U.S. stocks climbed today, with the Dow building on early gains and closing up 408 points, or about 0.9%.

The NASDAQ composite lagged behind, rising 0.2%, and the S&P 500 rose 0.3%. Investors focused on new labor data from ADP showing the private sector shed 32,000 jobs in November.

One economist suggested this modest fall in employment could persuade the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates next week.

In the commodities market, oil futures rose around 1% amid a focus on peace negotiations

between Ukraine and Russia, while the U.S. dollar weakened against the British pound. Among

individual companies, shares of Microsoft dropped about 2.5%. The decline came after a media report

suggested the tech giant had cut its growth targets for artificial intelligence software sales.

Dollar tree stock rose 3.6%.

The discount retailer reported adjusted earnings per share that came in stronger than Wall Street forecasts.

American Eagle Outfitters saw its shares jump more than 15% following earnings that showed a boost

from advertising campaigns featuring Sidney Sweeney and Travis Kelsey. And shares of GitLab

tumbled almost 13% after the maker of software development tools reported that it swung to a quarterly

loss. Heads up, an artificial intelligence tool helped us make this episode by creating summaries

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