Job market stumbles; stocks look mixed
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Payrolls rise just 112,000 in November. Intel spurs the chip sector with a strong revenue guidance boost. IBM may want to sell its PC business.
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Stock indexes were mixed in volatile trading on Wednesday as weak housing and manufacturing data offset renewed investor buying a day after the market suffered its worst slide since 2001.
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NEW YORK - Investors pushed stocks lower Friday as a surprisingly lackluster job creation report deepened Wall Street's pessimism over the health of the economy. Blue chips had modest losses despite solid earnings report from General Electric Co...
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Stocks dropped sharply on Friday as recession worries mounted after data showing weak job growth in December and rising unemployment.
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Stocks tumbled on Friday after data showed monthly hiring contracted for the first time in four years, fanning recession fears and adding pressure for a Federal Reserve interest-rate cut.
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U.S. stocks finished slightly lower on   Thursday, as investors were cautious about making big bets on   equities before Friday's jobs report and as retailers posted   mixed sales.
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Wall Street closed narrowly mixed Thursday as investors traded cautiously ahead of the Labor Department's Friday reading on December employment. Inflation jitters remained high as oil prices set a new trading record above $100.
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Stocks closed mixed yesterday as a lower reading on manufacturing activity and rising oil prices chilled an early spate of bargain hunting.
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NEW YORK - Investors sent stocks lower Friday as a surprisingly lackluster job creation report deepened Wall Street's pessimism over the health of the economy.    Investors saw the latest Labor Department report as a sign that the economy continues to struggle through a period of sluggish growth...
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U.S. stocks fell on Thursday, led lower by technology shares, as investors turned skittish about Friday's jobs report and the economy's prospects.
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Stocks fell on Monday after  disappointing U.S. employment data and a slowdown in  construction spending sparked worry about economic growth,  while a drop in crude oil prices hit energy shares.
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Stock index futures indicated a mixed  start on Wall Street on Friday before jobs data which will be  scrutinized for clues on the strength of the world's largest  economy which looks to be headed towards recession.
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NEW YORK - Rising oil prices and a disappointing wholesale inventories report offset a sharp drop in initial unemployment claims on Thursday, keeping stocks mixed. Technology shares benefited from a pair of outlook upgrades...
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Stocks turned lower on Friday as lingering worries about losses in the subprime mortgage lending sector overshadowed signs of continued strength in the U.S. job market.
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Wall Street was hit hard by a disappointing jobs report.
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Stocks fell on Wednesday after data showed deterioration in the employment and housing markets, underscoring concern that problems of the subprime mortgage market were spreading to the wider economy.
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The major US share indexes closed mixed Friday as investors generally welcomed the latest news on the nation's job growth and a narrowing of the US trade deficit.