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Jobless Claims Jump To 380,000, Higher Than Forecast

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Claims for jobless benefits rose to 380,000 last week, giving economists another piece of data to worry about after a gloomy job market showing in March. Meanwhile, a Federal Reserve report published Wednesday painted a picture of a recovery that continues to press ahead, however, modestly, amid concerns of higher fuel prices.

Stock Futures Rise Ahead Of Job Market Data

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Stock index futures edged higher on Thursday ahead of data on the jobs market and producer prices, while a tick down in benchmark bond yields in Italy and Spain signaled easing concern about the euro zone's debt troubles.
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US Stock Futures Edge Up Ahead Of Data

Stock index futures edged higher on Thursday ahead of data on the jobs market and producer prices, while a rise in Italian borrowing costs could cap gains in equities and pressure other risk assets lower.
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Dow Gains 1 Percent; S&P 500 Above 50-Day Average

Stocks extended gains on Wednesday, pushing the Dow average up more than 1 percent as the market rebounded after five days of heavy losses on the S&P 500 brought the benchmark index down more than 4 percent.
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Wall Street Plummets Below Key Support Level

Wall Street felt tremors Tuesday afternoon as the S&P 500 Index, Nasdaq Composite Index and Dow Jones Industrial Average both dropped precipitously following declines in European equity markets.
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Spike From Best Buy CEO Exit Reverses On Fundamentals

At one point Tuesday the shares fell to 31 percent below their price on June 23, 2009, the day before Dunn took over as CEO, through Monday's close. Initial euphoria over Dunn's resignation soon gave way to a selloff.
U.S. retail sales continue to show strength amid doubts about the overall economy

US Retail Sales Continue To Show Strength

Same-store sales rose 0.5 percent from the previous week and 4.5 percent year on year, the International Council of Shopping Centers and Goldman Sachs reported. Redbook Research said same-store sales were up 0.8 percent from March and 4.1 percent from April 2011.
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US Futures Flat After String Of Losses

Stock index futures were little changed on Tuesday as S&P 500 futures found support near their 50-day moving average following four days of losses on the benchmark index.
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US Stock Index Futures Rise; Alcoa Results Eyed

U.S. stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Tuesday that would halt a four-session losing streak, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.32 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.34 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.44 percent at 0845 GMT.
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Asian Shares Struggle, Awaiting China Data

Asian shares eased Tuesday as investors cautiously awaited Chinese trade data to gauge whether the world's second-largest economy could achieve a soft landing, after a sharp slowdown in U.S. jobs creation clouded prospects for global growth.
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Wall Street sinks in wake of jobs report

The Dow and the S&P 500 extended losses to a fourth day on Monday, as investors took their cues from last week's disappointing jobs report, which raised new concerns about the U.S. economy's recovery.

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