4:20 pm : Better than feared employment data incited renewed buying interest on Friday. Following declines in the S&P over five of the last six sessions, bargain hunters stepped in and drove the major indices to solid gains.
The much anticipated February jobs data brought no real surprise, and the market rallied out of relief. Non-farm payrolls rose a more than expected 243,000; the January figure was downwardly revised to 170K. Overall, the net change was slightly ahead of expectations, and it reflects a strong job market. At 4.8%, the unemployment rate checked in a bit
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1:46 pm PT Market Wrap : Better than feared employment data incited renewed buying interest on Friday. Following declines in the S&P over five of the last six sessions, bargain hunters stepped in and drove the major indices to solid gains.�
1:07 pm PT Sunset Financial wins stockholder lawsuit (SFO) 8.82 +0.02 : Co announces that it has won a lawsuit brought by Western Investment Hedged Partners LP and certain other stockholders, who were seeking to nullify certain bylaw amendments adopted by Sunset's Board of Directors.
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