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Dow industrials at highest since June 2008 (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 07:42 AM PDT

A Goldman Sachs specialist trader smiles as he looks at a Budweiser Clydesdale on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, March 31, 2011. REUTERS/Jessica RinaldiReuters - U.S. stocks rose on Friday and the Dow industrials (.DJI) hit the highest mark in almost three years on strong data from the labor market and the manufacturing sector.

Employment jumps in March, jobless rate falls (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 07:35 AM PDT

Reuters - U.S. employment recorded a second straight month of solid gains in March and the jobless rate fell to a two-year low of 8.8 percent, underscoring a decisive shift in the labor market that should help to underpin the economic recovery.

Nasdaq, ICE make rival bid for NYSE Euronext (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 07:43 AM PDT

A cab drives past the NASDAQ market site in New York's Times Square, March 15, 2011. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidReuters - Nasdaq OMX and IntercontinentalExchange unveiled an $11.3 billion bid for NYSE Euronext in an effort to trump Deutsche Boerse's plan to acquire NYSE.

GM March sales rise 11.4 percent on strong demand (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 08:31 AM PDT

Chevrolet cars are seen at a GM dealership in Miami, Florida August 12, 2010. REUTERS/Carlos BarriaReuters - General Motors Co said on Friday that its U.S. sales rose 11.4 percent in March as higher gasoline prices drove demand for smaller, more fuel-efficient vehicles such as the Chevrolet Cruze.

Manufacturing growth slows, prices jump (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 08:29 AM PDT

Reuters - The U.S. manufacturing sector grew at a marginally slower pace in March although a measure of prices rose to their highest level since July 2008, according to an industry report released on Friday.

How the major stock indexes fared Thursday (AP)

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 02:33 PM PDT

AP - Stocks were mixed Thursday as the price of oil jumped to a 30-month high. Slightly disappointing reports on unemployment claims and factory orders also weighed on the market. The Dow Jones industrial average still closed its best start to the year since 1999, rising 6.4 percent in the first three months.

Eurozone joblessness below 10 pct despite headwind (AP)

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 04:21 AM PDT

AP - Unemployment across the 17 euro countries fell below 10 percent in February for the first time in over a year, official figures showed Friday, in another sign the region is enjoying a fairly sturdy economic recovery despite debt troubles in a number of countries.

Toyota: earnings hit but priority is Japan recovery (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 10:17 PM PDT

A Toyota logo on a damaged car is seen at a dump site for tsunami debris near Sendai airport March 30, 2011, more than two weeks after the area was devastated by a magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-HoonReuters - Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) President Akio Toyoda said on Friday that the devastating earthquake and tsunami in northeast Japan would hurt the company's earnings, but said that was not on his list of priorities.

Ireland wants to hit bank creditors, ECB says no (AP)

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 06:53 AM PDT

ADDS DOLLAR CONVERSION -- People wait to use the cash machine at a branch of the Allied Irish Bank in Grafton street, Dublin, Ireland, Thursday, March, 31, 2011. The latest estimate of the cost of the Irish banking crisis is expected to be revealed later on Thursday with the release of bank stress test results. They are expected to show the banks need an extra 30 billion euros (26.3 billion pounds, 42.29 billion dollars). The Irish Central Bank has tested four lenders - Allied Irish Banks, Bank of Ireland, Educational Building Society (EBS) and the Irish Life & Permanent. The latest capital injection is expected to leave all four institutions in majority government ownership. (AP Photo / Peter Morrison)AP - Ireland still wants to force foreign bondholders to bear losses in debt-crippled banks but is being blocked by the European Central Bank, which has the lenders on life support, Finance Minister Michael Noonan said Friday.

Report critical of pay practices at Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 10:21 PM PDT

Reuters - The heads of bailed-out mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were paid fat salaries without proper written procedures or analysis, according to a report published by the Inspector General of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA-OIG).

EU files tactical appeal in Boeing trade spat (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 06:58 AM PDT

A plane lands in front of Frankfurt's skyline April 21, 2010.REUTERS/Johannes EiseleReuters - The European Union filed an appeal against an aircraft subsidies ruling on Friday just hours after calling it a victory, a tactical move in a transatlantic game of global trade chess.

Retailer Marks and Spencer returns to France (AFP)

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 05:43 AM PDT

British high street chain Marks & Spencer revealed that it will return to France later this year, after withdrawing from the country ten years ago.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - French shoppers deprived of Marks & Spencer's knickers and tea bags can breathe a sigh of relief after the British chain announced Friday it was re-opening in France after a ten-year absence.

Russian billionaire buys $100M Silicon Valley home (AP)

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 06:20 PM PDT

Exterior view of a $100 million mansion in Los Altos Hills, Calif., Thursday, March 31, 2011. A Russian billionaire investor has purchased a lavish, 25,500-square-foot mansion in Silicon Valley for $100 million, believed to be the most ever paid for a single-family home in the United States. The Wall Street Journal reports that 49-year-old Yuri Milner, an investor in Facebook, Groupon and Zynga, has no immediate plans to move into the home. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - The U.S. housing market may be struggling to regain its footing, but the $100 million sale of a single-family home in the heart of Silicon Valley shows that luxury properties are still in demand.

Oil price rises as jobless rate falls (AP)

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 08:52 AM PDT

Alberto Rodriguez, President of Argentina's Vegetable Oil Industry Chamber, speaks during the Reuters Latin American Investment Summit in Buenos Aires, March 31, 2011. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci (ARGENTINA - Tags: POLITICS HEADSHOT BUSINESS AGRICULTURE)AP - Oil prices reached two-and-a half-year highs on Friday, before falling back as a drop in the U.S. unemployment rate pushed the dollar higher.

Beer Tax Break Brews Bipartisanship (The Daily Beast)

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 12:13 AM PDT

The Daily Beast - Budget deficit be damned, lawmakers of both parties are supporting a $67 million tax break for microbreweries. The Center for Public Integrity reveals how the industry is winning new friends.

GM sales rise slows in March; deals not as good (AP)

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 08:42 AM PDT

In this March 30, 2011 photo, Paul Lanehart unloads Chevrolet pickups at Cody Chevrolet- Cadillac in Montpelier, Vt. General Motors' U.S. car and truck sales rose 11 percent in March, a smaller increase than the prior two months as it offered fewer rebates and other incentives. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)AP - General Motors' U.S. car and truck sales rose 11 percent in March, a smaller increase than the prior two months as it offered fewer rebates and other incentives.

MBA Internship Hiring Shows Signs of Life (BusinessWeek)

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 05:08 AM PDT

BusinessWeek - Joe Kight, a first-year student at Texas A&M University's Mays Business School (Mays Full-Time MBA Profile), says he knew the slow economic recovery would make for a difficult internship search. That's why he immediately headed to the career center on campus when he arrived at business school. His goal: to find a finance internship by the fall, when most of those firms are known to make offers to summer hires. With alumni contacts in New York in hand, he went to potential employers himself and found out about opportunities he never would have discovered on campus, he says.
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