U.S. stocks advanced on Friday after stronger-than-expected non-farm payroll data lifted investor optimism and pushed the S&P 500 to a 10-month high.

Unemployment in recession-hit Ireland has risen to a 14-year high of 12.2 percent, the country’s Central Statistics Office reported Friday.

Talk about kicking a neighbor while he’s down: Nevada is spending $250,000 for an ad campaign that compares California legislators to talking chimps and tells business owners they can “kiss their assets goodbye” if they stay put.

Shares of respiratory equipment maker ResMed Inc. rose Friday after the company reported a 53 percent boost in second-quarter profit, topping Wall Street expectations.

Shares of Urban Outfitters rose Friday, after the company reported second-quarter sales slightly better than expected and an analyst upgraded the stock.

U.S. stocks advanced on Friday after stronger-than-expected non-farm payroll data lifted investor optimism and pushed the S&P 500 to a 10-month high.

AIG, the giant insurer bailed out by the U.S. government, posted its first profit in seven quarters on Friday, helped by large investment gains as financial markets improved, sending its shares up 18 percent.

Shares of banana producer Chiquita Brands International Inc. soared on Friday following a better-than-expected second-quarter profit.

PMI Group Inc. on Friday reported a narrower second-quarter loss, but investors sent the stock tumbling as the worse-than-expected results showed its mortgage insurance business continues to suffer.

U-Store-It Trust shares soared Friday after the company reported successful fundraising and an analyst upgraded the stock as the public storage real estate investment trust’s second-quarter results beat Wall Street expectations.