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[at CNBC] - The famed money manager explains what he thinks is the best way to trade this market.

[AP] - A look at Nasdaq 10 most-active stocks at 1 p.m.: Apple Inc. rose 2.1 percent to $257.34 with 10,516,300 shares traded.

[at MarketWatch] - Retail stocks trade higher as investors react bullishly to data showing the U.S. economy shed fewer jobs than expected in August, raising prospects for an improvement in consumer sentiment and willingness to shop.

[at Reuters] - U.S. short-term interest rate futures traders raised expectations of a Federal Reserve rate hike next year, after a government report showed the economy lost fewer jobs in August than expected.

[at CNBC] - Find out why shares of Nordstrom popped while H&R Block dropped and how to trade the moves.

[AP] - A look at Nasdaq 10 most-active stocks at 1 p.m.: Applied Materials Inc. fell .1 percent to $10.70 with 10,421,000 shares traded.

[at MarketWatch] - Energy stocks trade flat to higher after having scored big gains in Wednesday s session, while investors attention fixed on Petrobras as the Brazilian company firms up plans for a massive stock offering.

[at MarketWatch] - Energy stocks trade flat to higher after having scored big gains in Wednesday s session, while investors attention fixed on Petrobras as the Brazilian company firms up plans for a massive stock offering.

[at MarketWatch] - Airline stocks trade largely in line with the broader equities market as AMR and Delta shares grab early gains.

[at MarketWatch] - Energy stocks trade flat to higher after having scored big gains in Wednesday s session, while investors attention fixed on Petrobras as the Brazilian company firms up plans for a massive stock offering.

[AP] - A look at Nasdaq 10 most-active stocks at 1 p.m.: Applied Materials Inc. rose 2.7 percent to $10.66 with 17,378,400 shares traded.

[at MarketWatch] - U.S. stock futures only lightly pared strong Wednesday gains after ADP reported private payrolls declined 10,000 in August after a revised 37,000 hike in July. The data are a little worse than expected, and that could pare some of the bullishness in U.S. equity futures, but traders may not take big bets off this number ahead of the more critical employment report Friday, noted analysts at Action Economics.

[AP] - The dollar dropped against the Japanese yen and Swiss franc, but traded mostly higher versus other currencies Tuesday after a cautious Federal Reserve report underscored fears about a slowdown in growth in the U.S., the world s largest economy.

[AP] - A look at Nasdaq 10 most-active stocks at 1 p.m.: Applied Materials Inc. fell .8 percent to $10.39 with 11,222,900 shares traded.

[at New York Times] - The latest housing data was more upbeat, and the latest on consumer confidence rose in August. But traders were still concerned about Friday?s jobs report.

[AP] - A surprise jump in consumer confidence gave stocks a lift. A report showed confidence climbed more than expected in August, giving traders some hope that the slowdown in the economy might be finding a bottom.

Following are moves you might have missed. Find out why shares of Noble Energy popped while AMD dropped and whether you should trade the moves!

Overseas shares traded in the United States fell on Monday as energy stocks were pressured by weak oil prices, while Sanofi-Aventis dipped as Genzyme rebuffed its takeover offer.

Investors shrugged off a positive government report on consumer spending and a raft of mergers and acquisitions news to trade stocks lower, although volume during this last week of August was light.Bank of America and Intel fell, while H&P rose.

* Dollar/yen trades below 85, not far from 15-year low * BOJ expands fixed rate fund supply program * Euro falls versus dollar as stocks decline