U.S. stocks start with healthy gains on jobs data

U.S. stocks start with healthy gains on jobs data

September 3, 2010, 9:39 am

[at MarketWatch] - U.S. stocks opened with robust gains on Friday after the August employment report continued a recent trend of economic data coming in better than feared. Today s report should lessen growing fears of a nasty double-dip recession scenario that continues to linger over Wall Street, said Fred Dickson, chief investment strategist at Davidson Cos.