U.S. stocks have every reason to be lower today, as a hot job market revealed earlier this morning has led many to believe that a Fed rate cut is now farther away than hoped. But it also means the economy is strong, so in a 'good news may be good news' event, stocks have shaken off earlier weakness and the S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average, and Nasdaq Composite are all slightly higher at midday. Bucking the trend is the Russell 2000, which is lower, along with oil, Bitcoin, and gold.