<h1>US stocks steady as yields drop, Fed rate-cut bets rise amid shaky jobs data, teen retailer profit, antitrust impact</h1> US equity markets were steady as Treasury yields fell after weaker private hiring and increased layoffs signs, raising expectations the central bank may cut its key rate later this month pending a comprehensive jobs report. A teen apparel retailer's strong quarterly profit, aided by a controversial ad campaign, and a major tech firm's reduced exposure in an antitrust ruling influenced individual stocks. Ongoing weaker labour indicators, recent downward revisions to prior jobs data and the administration's removal of the statistical agency head amplify scrutiny of data reliability and potential policy responses. Global markets were mixed, with Chinese exchanges under pressure over possible regulatory intervention.