DAI: Wall Street ends up on solid job figures

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	04/1/2011
Good evening Pan LATEST NEWS Wall Street ends up on solid job figures NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks started a traditionally healthy month on strong footing on Friday with solid jobs figures, but the S&P 500 may need help to break to new multi-year highs. | Full Article Employers step up hiring, jobless rate drops April 01, 2011 04:20 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. employment grew firmly for a second straight month in March and the jobless rate hit a two-year low of 8.8 percent, underscoring a decisive shift in the labor market that should help to underpin the recovery. | Full Article Fed's Dudley warns of over-optimism, counters hawks April 01, 2011 04:24 PM ET SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Reuters) - One of the Federal Reserve's most powerful policy makers pushed back against an increasingly hawkish tone from other Fed officials worried about inflation, saying he saw no need for the U.S. central bank to reverse course. | Full Article Nasdaq, ICE bid to snatch NYSE from Germans April 01, 2011 03:56 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Nasdaq OMX and IntercontinentalExchange bid $11.3 billion for NYSE Euronext in an effort to trump Deutsche Boerse's deal, and pushed their case with an appeal to U.S. patriotism. | Full Article March auto sales rise due to small-car demand April 01, 2011 03:18 PM ET DETROIT (Reuters) - Most major automakers raced past expectations for U.S. sales in March as buyers flocked to smaller, more fuel-efficient cars in response to rising gasoline prices at the pump. | Full Article US TOP NEWS Gaddafi forces storm Misrata, rebels offer truce April 01, 2011 01:07 PM ET TRIPOLI/AJDABIYAH, Libya (Reuters) - Muammar Gaddafi's forces stormed the western rebel outpost of Misrata with tanks and artillery on Friday, a rebel spokesman said, while insurgents marshaled defenses in their eastern heartland. | Full Article Fierce fighting spreads in Ivory Coast showdown April 01, 2011 02:12 PM ET ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Fierce fighting spread across Abidjan on Friday as troops loyal to Ivory Coast's Laurent Gbagbo fended off attacks by forces supporting Alassane Ouattara's rival claim to the presidency. | Full Article U.S. says Syria releases two detained Americans April 01, 2011 01:52 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two American citizens who were detained in Syria have been released, the U.S. State Department said on Friday. | Full Article Japan PM to visit disaster zone, nuclear crisis drags April 01, 2011 01:09 PM ET TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's prime minister was headed to the nuclear disaster zone on Saturday where workers are braving radiation from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi plant to battle the world's worst atomic crisis since Chernobyl. | Full Article Two U.N. staff killed in Afghanistan were beheaded: police April 01, 2011 02:11 PM ET MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Afghan protesters angered by the burning of a Koran by an obscure U.S. pastor killed up to 20 U.N. staff, beheading two foreigners, when they over-ran a compound in a normally peaceful northern city on Friday in the worst ever attack on the U.N. in Afghanistan. | Full Article HEALTH NEWS Red Cross holds talks on wider Libya aid role Germany's Merkel on crutches after knee surgery Toxins in baby food might affect hormones: study Some kids' belly pain could be a migraine Can painkillers prevent melanoma? RELATED VIDEO Obama hails March jobs report U.S. employment jumps in March Portugal buys time with bond sale A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today. Your daily briefing on the latest tech developments from around the world from Reuters expert tech correspondents. Register Today. The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day.. Register Today. » MORE NEWSLETTERS ODDLY ENOUGH Dog rescued from floating house Full Article No more saggy pants for Arkansas school children April Fools' jokes poke fun at royal wedding Pandas help lighten the mood in Japan Thieves steal diamonds worth millions from fair Struggling stewardess exposed euro coin fraud ring - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend