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FTSE 100 rises at the open
AFP - Leading shares rose at the start of trade on Friday following gains in Asian trading.
Europe stocks rise on Asian gains
AFP - Leading shares have risen at the start of trade following gains in Asian trading.
Stock futures rise ahead of monthly jobs report
AP - Stock futures rose Friday as optimism grows about the government's February jobs report.
European stocks rally before US jobs report
AFP - European stock markets rallied on Friday following gains in Asian trading and overnight on Wall Street and as traders readied for key US jobs data.
World stocks extend gains on upbeat US jobs news
AP - European stock markets and Wall Street futures pushed higher Friday after better than expected U.S. jobs data helped reassure investors that the recovery from recession in the world's largest economy remains on track.
Stock futures rise further after payrolls data
Reuters - U.S. stock index futures added to gains on Friday after data showed the U.S. economy shed less jobs in February than expected and the unemployment rate held steady with January's level.
Stocks climb on solid February jobs data
Reuters - U.S. stocks rose on Friday as data showed U.S. employers cut a smaller number of jobs than expected last month, signaling a continued recovery in the economy.
Better-than-expected payroll data lift markets
Reuters - U.S. stocks rose on Friday as data showed U.S. employers cut fewer jobs than expected last month, offering relief to investors braced for bad labor market news.
FTSE 100 boosted by US job news
AFP - The FTSE 100 made solid gains Friday as better-than-anticipated data from the US showed that unemployment levels had stabilised at 9.7 percent.
General Growth shares rise in Big Board return
Reuters - Shares of General Growth Properties rose on Friday, their first day back on the New York Stock Exchange, even as the U.S. mall owner operates under bankruptcy protection.
Coal companies surge on reports of BHP deal
AP - Coal company stocks led a rally on Wall Street Friday after published reports said that a Japanese steel maker paid higher prices for coal than expected.
S1 Corp. 4Q profit up 86 percent
AP - Financial-services software provider S1 Corp. said Friday profit for the fourth quarter rose 86 percent as revenue improved and expenses fell.
Medallion Financial lost $5.7 million in 4th qtr
AP - Medallion Financial Corp., a finance company serving the taxicab industry, said Friday it swung to a $5.8 million loss in the fourth quarter as it made allowances for investments that are no longer being pursued.
HealthTronics 4th-qtr loss narrows as charges fall
AP - Medical equipment maker HealthTronics Inc. reported a narrower fourth-quarter loss compared to a year earlier, when it absorbed $144 million in impairment charges.
Earnings schedule for week of 03/07/10
AP - Major companies tentatively scheduled to report quarterly earnings next week:
Wall St rallies on jobs data, consumer credit
Reuters - Stocks jumped and the Nasdaq hit an 18-month closing high on Friday as U.S. employers cut fewer jobs than expected last month and consumers showed signs of shedding their penny-pinching ways.
Apple, Monster Worldwide, RCN are big movers
AP - Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Friday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market:
Stocks jump after better-than-expected jobs report
AP - Stocks jumped Friday after the government's employment report showed fewer jobs were cut in February than expected.
A Fresh Look at Socially Responsible Mutual Funds
U.S. News & World Report - Most socially responsible mutual funds are born of a desire to help the environment, slow the spread of violence, or boycott certain practices. Parnassus Workplace (PARWX), on the other hand, sprang from between the covers of Fortune magazine.
Bulls may extend rally from March 2009 lows
Reuters - Bulls may get more room to run next week on the anniversary of the March 2009 lows -- if U.S. stock investors see more signs of stability after Friday's rally on smaller-than-expected job losses.
Summary Box: Relief over jobs report boosts stocks
AP - JOB RELIEF: Stocks barreled higher Friday after the Labor Department said employers cut 36,000 jobs last month. That was fewer than forecast. Also, the unemployment rate held steady at 9.7 percent, while analysts had predicted an increase.
Earnings roundup: Medallion Financial, Blount
AP - Among the earnings stories for Friday, March 5, from AP Financial News:
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