Stocks rise as jobs data ease rate worries (Reuters)

RSS News User · 7th January 2006, 01:38 AM

<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/markets_stocks_dc"><img src="http://us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/nm/20060106/2006_01_06t082010_450x269_us_markets_stocks.jpg?x= 130&y=77&sig=HNFh5ssdolFBJdCWlQDd1Q--" align="left" height="77" width="130" alt="The exterior of the New York Stock Exchange, December 6, 2005. Stock futures pointed to a firmer open on Wall Street Friday, boosted by a broker's higher earnings estimates for Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc., but caution was evident ahead of key employment data. (Chip East/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - U.S. stocks jumped on Friday, setting
up Wall Street for a fourth straight day of gains, as the
government reported lower-than-expected job growth in December,
raising speculation that the Federal Reserve may not have to
raise interest rates much further.</p><br clear=all>

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