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A drop in the unemployment rate to its lowest level in three years propelled stocks higher Friday. The Dow Jones industrial average jumped more than 130 points, drawing the average to its highest mark …

U.S. homebuilder stocks surged on Friday as investors hoped that recent building trends and easing unemployment would draw the housing market from its long downturn.A Labor Department report Friday said …

The leadership of small-cap exchange traded funds illustrates the strength of the rally in U.S. stocks and investors’ improved appetite for risk.ETFs tracking small companies such as iShares Russell 2000 …

About.com is in free fall. The New York Times (NYSE:NYT – News) revealed yesterday that its network of information sites suffered a 67% drop in profits and that revenues had fallen by a quarter.

U.S. stocks opened higher on Thursday after jobless claims fell more than expected, boosting optimism about the upcoming government payrolls report. The Dow Jones industrial average was up 8.94 points, …

U.S. stocks opened higher on Thursday after jobless claims fell more than expected, boosting optimism about the upcoming government payrolls report. The Dow Jones industrial average was up 8.94 points, …

Today’s Jobless Claims came in better than expected, suggesting the sub-400K level is here to stay. And that’s good news for the economy and the market.

Today’s Jobless Claims came in better than expected, suggesting the sub-400K level is here to stay. And that’s good news for the economy and the market.

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will likely tell members of Congress on Thursday that the slowly improving economy may need more help from the Fed and that cutting the deficit too fast could backfire.Bernanke …

U.S. stocks opened higher on Thursday after jobless claims fell more than expected, boosting optimism about the upcoming government payrolls report. The Dow Jones industrial average was up 8.94 points, …