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Wall Street Week Ahead: Few roadblocks to equities’ climb after new high
By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) – With Friday's payrolls report serving as a springboard to lift Wall Street stock indexes to fresh all-time highs, investors are left to contemplate whether the gains will fizzle or if the upward momentum will continue. Investors cheered the jobs report on Friday, which showed employment rose at a faster than anticipated pace an April and hiring in the prior two months was much stronger than previously thought. … Continue reading
News Summary: Economic reports send stocks lower
SIGNS OF SOFTNESS: Reports of slower hiring and weak growth in U.S. service industries gave the stock market a jolt Wednesday. The reports came two days after news that U.S. Continue reading
Shares, dollar rally on U.S. jobs report
NEW YORK (Reuters) – World equity markets rallied and the dollar strengthened on Friday after an unexpectedly sharp jump in U.S. employment in February added to investor sentiment that the world's biggest economy is gaining traction. Continue reading
Stocks march higher following strong job growth
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are opening higher on Wall Street after the government reported a burst of hiring last month that sent the unemployment rate to a four-year low. Continue reading
In a rising economy, politicians look for credit
WASHINGTON (AP) — Increased hiring, lower unemployment, stock market on the rise. Continue reading
Politicians look for credit in a rising economy
WASHINGTON (AP) — Increased hiring, lower unemployment, stock market on the rise. Continue reading
Jobless rate drops to lowest in 4 years
Hiring accelerated in February as the nation’s economy created a better-than-expected 236,000 jobs and the jobless rate slipped to 7.7 percent, the lowest since December 2008. Continue reading
Stocks move higher following strong job growth
NEW YORK (AP) — A burst of hiring in February pushed stocks higher on Wall Street. Continue reading
Stocks gain for sixth day on strong jobs growth
NEW YORK (AP) — A burst of hiring in February pushed stocks higher on Wall Street. Continue reading
Economy growing throughout nation, Fed says
Strong auto sales, hiring gains and a continued housing recovery helped the U.S. economy grow throughout the country in January and February, according to a survey released Wednesday by the Federal Reserve. Continue reading
