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Europe stocks extend losses after U.S. data

MADRID (MarketWatch) -- Jittery European stock markets extended losses on Friday after U.S. gross domestic product data showed the economy grew a less-than-expected 2.8% in the fourth quarter of 2011. Economists surveyed by MarketWatch predicted growth of 3%. The Stoxx Europe 600 index fell 0.4% to 256.71, led by resource stocks as oil prices fell back under $100 a barrel and gold also fell. The ...

Treasurys turn up as U.S. stock futures decline

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Treasury prices, which move inversely to yields, turned up in early North American trading on Friday as U.S. stock futures extended losses. Bonds initially pared losses after a report showed the U.S. economy grew at a slower pace than expected in the fourth quarter of 2011. Yields on 10-year notes turned down 1 basis point to 1.93%, from 1.96% before the data, and ...

Europe stocks jump on strong U.S. jobs data

LONDON (MarketWatch) -- European stock markets rallied Friday, after better-than-expected January jobs data from the U.S. showed strong improvement in the labor market. The unemployment rate fell to 8.3% from 8.5% last month and 243,000 jobs were added to nonfarm payrolls, according to the U.S. Labor Department. Economists surveyed by MarketWatch expected the U.S. would add 121,000 jobs and that ...

U.S. stock-index futures jump following nonfarm-payrolls report

U.S. stock-index futures jump following nonfarm-payrolls report

U.S. stock futures jump on upbeat employment data

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stock-index futures shot higher on Friday after the government reported the unemployment rate unexpectedly fell in January. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 124 points to 12,790. Those for the S&P 500 added 13.30 points to 1,336. Nasdaq 100 futures gained 26.5 points to 2,518. Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short news bursts on stocks and ...