The best industry to change jobs to get paid more money — and the worst
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Finding a new job is one way to get a pay increase at a time when inflation has been outpacing wage growth.
Directly affected
- No company is named in this report.
Indirectly affected
- TLT iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond
Long-term bonds move when yields change
- IEF iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond
Treasury bonds move when yields change
- SHY iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond
Short-term bonds move when the Fed changes rates
- SPY SPDR S&P 500
Stocks move when the Fed changes the rate path
- JPM JPMorgan Chase
Bank profits move with lending and interest rates
- BAC Bank of America
Bank profits move with lending and interest rates
- GS Goldman Sachs
Bank profits move with lending and interest rates
- XLF Financial Select Sector SPDR
A fund of financial companies
- KRE SPDR S&P Regional Banking
Regional banks are sensitive to interest rates
- XME SPDR SERIES TRUST
Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations.
Price reaction, T-5 to T+3
Finding a new job is one way to get a pay increase at a time when inflation has been outpacing wage growth.
Source: MarketWatch
Spdr Series Trust (XME) since this story, compared with the market
Since the first closing price after “The best industry to change jobs to get paid more money — and the worst,” Spdr Series Trust (XME) is -5.92%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is -1.08% over the same days, a -4.84% difference versus the market.
Who gains and who loses around Spdr Series Trust (XME)
Companies tied to this story
- XME Spdr Series Trust
For “The best industry to change jobs to get paid more money — and the worst,” Spdr Series Trust (XME) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations
- XLY Select Sector Spdr Tr
In “The best industry to change jobs to get paid more money — and the worst,” Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLY) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations
- IWM Ishares Tr
Ishares Tr (IWM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 2 Oct 2026 story “The best industry to change jobs to get paid more money — and the worst.” Reason on file: Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations
- HYG Ishares Tr
For “The best industry to change jobs to get paid more money — and the worst,” Ishares Tr (HYG) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations
- IEI Ishares Tr
Ishares Tr (IEI) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 2 Oct 2026 story “The best industry to change jobs to get paid more money — and the worst.” Reason on file: Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations
- UGA United States Gasoline Fund
For “The best industry to change jobs to get paid more money — and the worst,” United States Gasoline Fund (UGA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations
- GSG iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust
iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust (GSG) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 2 Oct 2026 story “The best industry to change jobs to get paid more money — and the worst.” Reason on file: Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations
- DBA Invesco Db Agriculture Fund
For “The best industry to change jobs to get paid more money — and the worst,” Invesco Db Agriculture Fund (DBA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations
Spdr Series Trust (XME)
Spdr Series Trust (XME) is the company in “The best industry to change jobs to get paid more money — and the worst,” the 2 Oct 2026 this story story.
Spdr Series Trust (XME) is on the page because Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations
Also listed, Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLY): Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations
The price range for Spdr Series Trust (XME), and the dates in the story
IWM traded between 269.88 and 288.91 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 271.30. XLY traded between 110.56 and 114.69 across 12 sessions. The latest close on file is 114.45. XME traded between 97.40 and 111.52 across 18 sessions. The latest close on file is 101.31.
What the saved facts support for Spdr Series Trust (XME)
46 out of 100
“The best industry to change jobs to get paid more money — and the worst” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 20 linked companies.