Unexpectedly steep September job losses send stocks lower, extending market’s slide

NEW YORK — Stocks fell moderately Friday after the government reported that more jobs were lost in September than expected.

Stocks rise modestly after report shows slower pace of job cuts but higher unemployment rate

NEW YORK — A mixed report on job losses and unemployment for August is nudging stocks higher.

Obama says administration has pulled the economy ‘back from the brink’, says more work needed

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is welcoming an improved national employment report, saying his administration has “rescued our economy from catastrophe.”

Oil wavers near $72 a barrel as US jobs data beats expectations

NEW YORK — Oil prices wavered Friday on fresh evidence the economy was pulling itself out of recession.

White House welcomes better-than-expected jobs report, still expects 10 percent jobless rate

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Friday welcomed a dip in unemployment as evidence “the worst may be behind us” with the recession well into its second year.

European, US markets jump on July jobs report; RBS plummets on earns and outlook

LONDON — European and U.S. markets surged Friday after a better-than-expected American jobs report raised hopes that the recession in the world’s largest economy is finally ending.

Better-than-expected jobs report pushes stocks higher, feeds hopes for economic recovery

NEW YORK — The economy’s most vexing problem, unemployment, is showing the first signs of easing. And Wall Street is celebrating.

European markets trade lower as mixed earnings fuel profit-taking

LONDON — European stock markets fell Tuesday ahead of an expected lower opening in the U.S. as downbeat news from the financial sector led investors to book profits from recent market highs.

World markets await Goldman Sachs earnings, US retail sales data

LONDON — World markets rallied Tuesday, with Japan’s main index snapping a nine-day losing streak, as investors expected U.S. banks to report upbeat second quarter earnings. But the optimism was tempered by concern about upcoming U.S. retail sales data.

World markets awaiting upcoming US corporate arnings

LONDON — European stock markets traded lower Wednesday even as U.S. stocks recouped heavy losses from the previous session at the open. Investor focus remains on the U.S. second-quarter earnings season, which kicks off later.

Stocks rise after data shows more stable manufacturing activity, rise in pending home sales

NEW YORK — Investors kicked off the stock market’s third quarter with a moderate gain after getting some reassuring data on manufacturing and housing.

US stock futures point to higher opening ahead of data on manufacturing, housing

NEW YORK — U.S. stock futures are extending early gains after a report that private sector job losses slowed last month.

Stocks rise moderately after job cuts slow in May, but unemployment rate rises to 9.4 percent

NEW YORK — The Dow Jones industrial average is pushing into positive territory for the year after a better-than-expected report on the job market.

Biden: White House to ‘ramp up’ economic recovery; tough jobs report includes signs of hope

WASHINGTON — Vice President Joe Biden said Friday the White House plans to “ramp up” the pace of its economic recovery efforts as the government reported the unemployment rate jumped to its highest level in over a quarter-century.

Stocks mixed after job cuts slow in May, but unemployment rate rises to 9.4 percent

NEW YORK — With unemployment still rising, investors are questioning if stocks should be, too.

Stocks modestly higher as report says employers cut fewer than expected jobs in May

NEW YORK — Mixed signals from the government’s monthly jobs report are giving investors reason to be cautious.

US stock futures soar as report says employers cut fewer jobs in May than expected

NEW YORK — U.S. stock futures pushed higher Friday as investors cheered a government report that said employers cut fewer jobs than expected last month.

US stock futures edge lower after 4-day advance as investors await more economic data

NEW YORK — Wall Street headed for a lower open Wednesday amid worries about the labor market and the overall health of the economy.

Asian markets climb on hopes worst of global slump over but doubts about big rally emerge

BANGKOK — Asian stocks rose modestly Wednesday as investors vacillated between hopes the worst of the global recession is over and worries the three-month market rally will evaporate.

Investors push stocks higher, relieved by better-than-expected jobs data, stress test results

NEW YORK — Stocks soared Friday as Wall Street cheered the positive news it had been hoping for: Job losses slowed in April and big banks don’t need as much capital as some had feared. All the major indicators rose more than 1 percent, including the Dow Jones industrial average, which jumped 165 points.

World markets extend rally as fear over US bank stress tests fades; Nikkei soars nearly 5 pct

HONG KONG — World stocks extended gains Thursday as early reports about the U.S. government’s tests of banking health helped to reassure many investors that a global economic recovery is on the horizon.

World stock markets advance after US stress test results, investors eye jobs report

LONDON — World stocks rose Friday as investors braced for a key U.S. jobs report that could bolster — or undercut — a growing belief that recession in the world’s largest economy is starting to ease.

Stocks end higher as reports douse worries about ’stress tests’ on banks; Dow jumps 102

NEW YORK — Stocks are ending with big gains as fears ease about the health of banks.

Stock futures extend gains on better-than-expected jobs report, bank stress test results

NEW YORK — Stock futures are extending their gains as the government says fewer jobs were lost in April than expected.

1.8 mn Americans lost jobs in worst slashing spree in 34 years

WASHINGTON - Americans have lost 1.8 million jobs in just the last three months with employers slashing 598,000 more jobs in January, taking the unemployment rate up to 7.6 percent, the country’s worst in 34 years.