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Shares of banks and brokers are sliding after a weak jobs report pushed out the probability of near-term rate hike. WHAT'S NEW: Friday morning, the Labor Department reported that the U.S. economy added only 142,000 jobs in September compared to economists expectations of 203,000. The Labor Department's September jobs report strengthened the argument that the Fed will not raise rates in October, and even lessened the probability of a December rate hike. An increase in interest rates would let banks and brokers benefit from higher spreads on deposits. PRICE ACTION: Shares of Bank of America (BAC), Citigroup (C), Goldman Sachs (GS), JPMorgan (JPM), Morgan Stanley (MS), U.S. Bancorp (USB), and Wells Fargo (WFC) are all declining despite a rebound in the broad market. OTHERS TO WATCH: Shares of online brokers, including TD Ameritrade (AMTD), Charles Schwab (SCHW), E*TRADE (ETFC), and Interactive Brokers (IBKR) are also lower in afternoon trading