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Dow Sinks in Broad Retreat U.S. stocks fell more than 100 points after the jobs report painted another bleak economic picture. Caterpillar led blue-chip decliners. 'Fear Gauge' Isn't Showing Much MarketBeat: Leading Indicators Still Moving Lower Markets Hub: Looking for Signs of a Rebound Data: Overview | Treasurys | Forex | Crude

Jobs Data Lift Stocks U.S. stocks advanced, as encouraging news about both U.S. employment and retail sales sent investors pouring into risky assets. Oil Nears $100 | Copper Hits Two-Month High MarketBeat: Bank Stocks Jump | More Mean Street: Similarities of Cy Twombly, Zynga IPO Data: Overview | Treasurys | Forex | Crude

Stocks Rally U.S. stocks rose more than 100 points following a key reading of manufacturing activity. MarketBeat: 10-Year Treasury Yield Up to 3.21% Heard: An Emerging Opportunity in Stocks Data: Overview | Treasurys | Forex | Crude

U.S. Stock Futures Rise U.S. stock futures pointed higher as Greek lawmakers passed austerity measures viewed as a key step in stemming the country's debt crisis. MarketBeat: Greek Vote Weighs on Futures, Euro Data: Overview | Treasurys | Forex | Crude

Stocks Push Higher U.S. stocks climbed, led by strong gains in the financial sector, as investors cautiously await the latest developments on Greece's debt troubles. MarketBeat: Bank Stocks Moving Higher MarketBeat: Treasury Yields Still Tumbling Stock Analysts Stay Upbeat Data: Overview | Treasurys | Forex | Crude

U.S. Stocks Waver U.S. stocks meandered, aided by rising materials shares but hampered by worries over the intensifying Greek debt crisis. Treasurys Rise Again | Crude Above $92 MarketBeat: Stocks to Watch | More Data: Overview | Treasurys | Forex | Crude

Stocks Firm on Deal News U.S. stocks advanced as a handful of corporate buyouts provided investors with a positive catalyst. The Dow industrials climbed back above 12000. More from MarketBeat Data: Overview | Treasurys | Forex | Crude

Stocks Waver on Mixed Data U.S. stocks flitted between small gains and losses after a mixed round of housing and manufacturing data hurt investor sentiment. More from MarketBeat Data: Overview | Treasurys | Forex | Crude

Dow Closes Down 93 Points Concerns about a potential restructuring of Greek debt and troubling profit reports from Gap and Aeropostale weighed on investor sentiment. News Hub: Stocks Fall for Third Straight Week More from the MarketBeat blog Data: Overview | Treasurys | Forex | Crude

U.S. Stocks Waver U.S. stocks wavered as a round of discouraging economic data offset bullish feeling over a near doubling in LinkedIn's stock on its first day of trading. More from the MarketBeat blog Data: Overview | Treasurys | Forex | Crude

U.S. Stock Futures Pare Gains U.S. stock futures were buoyed by strong earnings from Dell and Target. Investors await minutes from the Fed's April meeting. MarketBeat: Stocks to Watch | Morning Links MarketWatch: The Dow Is Not Dead Data: Overview | Treasurys | Forex | Crude

U.S. Stock Futures Rise U.S. stock futures rose following U.S. consumer-price data that met expectations and as economic growth for the euro zone topped estimates. More From MarketBeat Data: Overview | Treasurys | Forex | Crude

Commodities Help Stocks Turn It Around Stocks tacked on gains Thursday afternoon, reversing sharp morning losses, as commodities rebounded and defensive stocks strengthened. Heard: Use Discretion on Gasoline Prices Commodities Skid Is Test for Optimists Silver and Stocks: Another Good Call Data: Overview | Treasurys | Forex | Crude

Stocks Extend Gains Stocks were on track for gains as investors drew encouragement from Microsoft's $8.5 billion deal for Skype Technologies. MarketBeat: Number of the Junk-Bond Beast Data: Overview | Treasurys | Forex | Crude

Stocks Fall on Poor Data U.S. stocks fell on a disappointing set of weekly jobs data just one day ahead of the government's monthly payrolls report. Data: Overview | Treasurys | Forex | Crude

Stocks Struggle at Start U.S. stocks opened generally lower, pressured by weak commodity prices and a softer-than-expected survey of private-sector employment growth. More from MarketBeat Data: Overview | Treasurys | Forex | Crude

Spot prices for gold climbed to a record at midday in Asia on Monday, extending the metal's recent gains, as reports circulated that China may tap its $3 trillion foreign-exchange reserves stockpile to launch special commodity and forex funds to soak up excessive liquidity.

Spot prices for gold climbed to a record at midday in Asia on Monday, extending the metal's recent gains, as reports circulated that China may tap its $3 trillion foreign-exchange reserves stockpile to launch special commodity and forex funds to soak up excessive liquidity.

J&J Leads Stocks Higher U.S. stocks generally rose, boosted by Johnson & Johnson's earnings and signs of life in the troubled housing sector. More from the MarketBeat blog Data: Overview | Treasurys | Forex | Crude

Futures Rise Ahead of Alcoa U.S. stock futures were slightly higher as investors prepared for the kick-off of earnings season. After the close: Alcoa. Warning Signs for Copper Market Euro Boosted by Policy Expectations Data: Overview | Treasurys | Forex | Crude