Stocks gain sharply on job growth
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U.S. stocks began September with sharp   gains on Friday as a report showing slightly more-than-expected   U.S. job growth in August raised hopes that companies will   sustain profitability even as the expansion moderates.
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Stocks rose on Friday after data  showed U.S. industrial production growth in December exceeded  analyst estimates and wholesale inflation had a  sharper-than-expected drop, boosting investor confidence in the  economy.
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Stocks rose on Friday, with all three major Wall Street indexes poised to end the week higher, after rising oil prices lifted energy shares and a stronger-than-expected jobs report indicated strength in the economy.
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U.S. stocks edged higher on Friday, helped by a report showing more workers than expected were added to U.S. payrolls, although rising oil prices and weakness in the dollar limited gains.
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NEW YORK -- Wall Street surged higher Thursday as investors welcomed strong earnings from Bear Stearns Cos. and Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. and another drop in unemployment benefits claims.
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Shares opened moderately higher a day after stocks staged an extraordinary reversal and after weekly unemployment figures suggested the job market is holding up.
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Stocks closed sharply higher on Monday, helped by more takeover activity and data showing increased manufacturing activity in June.
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U.S. stocks advanced on Tuesday after stronger-than-expected data on the services sector and a tamer-than-expected rise in labor costs pointed to economic and profit growth with moderating inflation.
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U.S. stocks surged ahead on Friday,  boosted by a rise in cigarette makers after a favorable court  ruling and a weaker-than-expected jobs report that eased  concerns about faster interest-rate hikes.
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Stocks advanced sharply in early trading, with Wall Street encouraged by strong earnings from Microsoft and an optimistic outlook from Countrywide Financial.
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Stocks were set to open higher on Friday as signs of continued strength in the job market eased concern about economic growth and the outlook for corporate profits.
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Stocks rose sharply on Friday in heavy  trading as software company PeopleSoft Inc. and chip-related  stocks boosted the Nasdaq and Standard & Poor's 500 indexes to  their highest closes in about three months.
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U.S. stocks opened higher on Friday,  after a lower-than-expected monthly jobs report allayed  investor worry that the Federal Reserve would move aggressively  to raise interest rates.
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NEW YORK - Newly optimistic investors sent stocks sharply higher Friday, propelling the Dow Jones industrials 112 points higher, as new economic data showed strength in manufacturing and the departure of PeopleSoft Inc.'s chief executive raised hopes for a merger in the tech sector. The major indexes closed the week with respectable gains...
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Stocks rose at the open on Thursday as investors snapped up beaten-down technology shares, while a government report showing a drop in weekly jobless claims calmed concerns about the labor market.
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U.S. stocks rose on Friday, boosted by  a government report showing strong jobs growth last month, but  gains were sharply reduced by a weak dollar, which fell to a  record low against the euro on concerns about the U.S. trade  imbalance.
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Wall Street rose sharply in early trading, with solid preliminary results from IBM encouraging investors to buy back into the stock market after last weekâs rout.