US Market News
[$$] Hoping for the Best
[at Barrons.com] - After a frustrating summer for stocks, market strategists see few gains this fall—unless the economy regains its swagger.
[$$] The Fence-Sitting Crowd
[at Barrons.com] - Stocks rallied 5.3% in the first three days of September after a summer of negativity, showing that investors comfort zone is noncommittal going into a political season where anything can happen.
[$$] Caterpillar, IBM Lead Gains
[at The Wall Street Journal] - Caterpillar, IBM Lead Gains Stocks climbed, with J.P. Morgan Chase, Caterpillar and IBM leading the charge as a better-than-expected jobs report for August helped the market snap a three-week losing streak.
[$$] Small Stocks Extend Their Winning Run
[at The Wall Street Journal] - Small Stocks Extend Streak The Russell 2000 rose 4.31% for the week, extending its three-week streak of gains for the longest run since the five-week period that ended April 23. Take-Two Interactive was up 7.3%.
US SMALL/MIDCAPS-Stocks gain after jobs data show recovery hopes
[at Reuters] - Mid- and small cap stocks rose on Friday after the latest data on U.S. employment raised hopes that the economy may not be weakening as feared.
Financial Stocks: Financials rally on relief over August jobs report
[at MarketWatch] - The U.S. financial sector finishes on a high note Friday as better-than-expected jobs data fuel hopes the economic recovery isn t being derailed.
Pops & Drops: Take Two, SanDisk...
[at CNBC] - Following are the week s biggest winners and losers. Find out why shares of Take Two and SanDisk popped while Campbell Soup dropped.
Along with Earl, Has Market Storm Moved Out To Sea?
[at CNBC] - Considering the S&P has climbed about 5% over 4 days, along with the hurricane, has the market pessimism finally moved out to sea?
Stocks extend September rally after jobs report
[AP] - The stock market had its first winning week in a month thanks to better news on the economy. The Dow Jones industrial average jumped 128 points Friday, its fourth straight day of gains.
Luxury And Outsourcing Are Hard To Beat Today
[at Forbes] - Staffing and outsourcing services stocks gain on Friday with luxury stocks.
Dow and S&P Best 1st Trading Week of September since 1982
[at CNBC] - The Dow and S&P snap a 3-week losing streak as both benchmarks managed their best first trading week of September since 1982 and all ten main sectors of the S&P rose for the week, with four up by more than 4% led by Financials.
Stocks Close Higher For 4th Session; Banks Gain
[at CNBC] - Stocks closed higher for the fourth straight session Friday after a better-than-expected jobs report gave investors another reason to think the U.S. economy is beginning to turn around.
How the major stock indexes fared Friday
[AP] - The stock market had its first winning week in a month after news on the economy started getting better. The Dow Jones industrial average jumped 128 points Friday, its fourth straight day of gains.
Stocks rally as jobs data spurs optimism
[Reuters] - Wall Street closed a stellar week on Friday after recent economic data, including a stronger-than-expected labor market report, bolstered optimism that the economy would not fall back into recession.
Dow Finishes Higher on Jobs Report
[at TheStreet.com] - Stocks rose after the government offered a much less dour assessment of the labor market than had been expected.
Wall St cheered by jobs data
[at Financial Times] - US stocks rose on Friday, extending this week s rally, after a better-than-expected August jobs report eased fears about a slowdown in the pace of the economic recovery.
US STOCKS-Wall St rallies as jobs data spurs optimism
[at Reuters] - * Payrolls better than expected, double-dip fears ease * Financial, tech shares lead advance as risk returns * Dow up 1.2 pct, S&P 500 up 1.3 pct, Nasdaq up 1.5 pct
US STOCKS-S&P 500 rides wave of optimism to best week in eight
[at Reuters] - The broad S&P 500 index closed its best week in eight on Friday after recent economic data, including a stronger-than-expected labor market report, bolstered optimism that the economy would not fall back into recession.
Stocks end week with rally over relief on economy
[at MarketWatch] - U.S. stocks finished Friday s session and the week with strong gains, as a not-as-bad-as-feared August jobs report provided some relief from concerns over the slowing U.S. economy. On Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 127.83 points, or 1.2%, to end at 10,447.93.
