Stocks rise on solid job growth
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U.S. stocks closed higher on Friday, lifted by government data showed a healthy job market last month and a surge in the shares of Citigroup Inc.  amid speculation the company will be restructured.
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Wall Street stocks were higher at midmorning on Tuesday, as bullish momentum from the strong start to the third quarter continued to build.
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Stock index futures rose briskly on Friday, signaling a higher market open, after a government report showed job growth in February was nearly in line with Wall Street's expectations and the unemployment rate fell, easing worries about the economy.
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US stocks were higher at midmorning on Thursday, as a slew of deals fuelled the market&#39;s momentum, a day after the S&amp;P 500 had risen to a record close.
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European shares strongly extended gains on Friday after data showed job creation in the U.S. economy was double expectations at 337,000 in October.
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Stocks rose on Monday, lifted by takeover news and data showing stronger manufacturing growth in June even as price pressures eased.
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Stocks edged higher Friday as another drop in oil prices helped Wall Street withstand the effects of a disappointing jobs creation report.
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Stocks headed for a higher open on Thursday, buoyed by a government report suggesting strength in the labor market and optimism about government and central bank efforts to boost the economy.
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US stocks rose at the open on Friday after the US economy added twice the number of jobs than had been expected last month, presenting equity investors a positive sign of US economic growth.
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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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NEW YORK Stocks moved sharply higher Friday after US economic data showed strength in manufacturing and construction and shrugged off a softening in consumer sentiment.
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Stocks rose on Wednesday as the government raised its estimate of third-quarter economic growth and shares of Exxon Mobil Corp.  and Microsoft Corp.  advanced.
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Stock futures rose on Friday, pointing  to a higher market open, after U.S. employment data came in  slightly lower than expected.
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Stocks inched higher on Thursday, rebounding after a weak start to the new year, as a report showed the private sector added 40,000 jobs in December and agricultural company Monsanto Co.  raised its 2008 forecast.
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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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U.S. stocks rose on Friday, helped by  chip shares after a brokerage upgrade and housing stocks after  a weaker-than-expected jobs report eased investor concerns of  aggressive interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve.
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US STOCKS advanced on Friday after an industry report showed that factory production and employment had risen, easing concern that economic growth would slow.