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Oil rose to a seven-week high above $82 a barrel on Friday after a report showed the United States lost fewer jobs than expected in February and on signals China will maintain its economic stimulus measures.
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.
U.S. stocks extended gains on Friday after data showed U.S. employers cut a smaller number of jobs than expected in February, bolstering views the economy was on the brink of creating jobs.
U.S. employers cut a smaller than expected 36,000 jobs in February, leaving the unemployment rate steady at 9.7 percent, bolstering views the labor market was on the brink of creating jobs.
Stock index futures rose on Friday as investors appeared ready to welcome any sign of fewer job losses in impending payroll data as improvement in the economy and dismiss any weakness as temporary.
Stock index futures rose on Friday as investors awaited a key report on the employment picture for clues on the health of the economy.
World stocks pushed higher on Friday after better-than-forecast U.S. retail sales suggested the world's biggest economy was stabilizing while the dollar held broadly steady ahead of U.S. jobs data.
The House of Representatives on Thursday narrowly passed a $15 billion jobs bill that will provide tax breaks and provide bonds to fund construction projects.
Congressional Democrats made headway on Thursday on their top legislative priority -- job creation -- when the House of Representatives approved a $15 billion package of tax credits and highway construction.
Stocks rose on Thursday as better-than-expected monthly sales from retailers and a drop in the number of Americans filing claims for jobless benefits pointed to stabilization in the economy.
Stocks rose on Thursday as better-than-expected monthly sales from retailers and a fall in the number of Americans filing claims for jobless benefits pointed to stabilization in the economy.
Stocks clung to tiny gains in afternoon trading on Thursday, retreating from an earlier advance as lower energy prices and an unexpected fall in home sales offset optimism stirred by retailers' better-than-expected monthly sales.
U.S. stocks inched higher at midday on Thursday, paring earlier gains, as lower energy prices and an unexpected fall in home sales offset optimism stirred by retailers' better-than-expected monthly sales.
Any job losses from Prudential Plc's planned $35.5 billion acquisition of American International Group's Asian insurance arm will be mainly in back-office operations and not among sales forces, the companies' CEOs told staff in Asia, sources said.
U.S. employers shed 20,000 private-sector jobs in February according to a report by ADP on Wednesday, fewer than the 60,000 jobs lost in January and inline with analysts' expectations.
Jobs shed by U.S. private employers in February dropped from the prior month, while U.S. firms' planned layoffs fell to the lowest since 2006, suggesting the job market may be starting to recover.
U.S. stocks edged higher at the open on Wednesday after a report showed private employers cut fewer jobs in February, adding to optimism ahead of a critical employment report later in the week.
U.S. stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wednesday as a report showed private employers cut fewer jobs in February, adding to optimism ahead of a critical employment report later in the week.
The European Union executive will unveil a 10-year plan on Wednesday to boost economic growth, create jobs and help steer the bloc safely out of its worst financial crisis in decades.
Democrats in the Congress on Friday struggled to make headway on their top legislative priority -- job creation -- as the government prepared to shut off funding for many of the measures they hope will bring down the unemployment rate.
Steve Jobs defended Apple Inc's decision to maintain a $40 billion cash pile and said it was better to save the money for bold risks, like acquisitions, than to spend it on stock buybacks or cash dividends.
