Stocks open higher after ADP report says job losses slowed in April

September 3rd, 2009 Stock futures higher after jobs data, retail salesNEW YORK — Stocks are looking to break a four-day losing streak Thursday after the latest reading on the jobs market and mixed retail sales reports. Stock futures had been rising in early trading, following overseas markets higher, and held on to most of their gains after the Labor Department said the number of people filing for unemployment claims fell last week by 4,000 to 570,000.

September 3rd, 2009 Stocks move higher after jobs data, retail salesNEW YORK — Stocks moved higher in early trading Thursday, breaking a four-day losing streak after the latest reading on the jobs market and mixed retail sales reports. The moderate gains in stocks came as the Labor Department said the number of people filing for unemployment claims fell last week by 4,000 to 570,000.

August 13th, 2009 Stocks creep higher after jobs, retail dataNEW YORK — Stocks are pushing moderately higher after a better-than-expected earnings report from Wal-Mart helped to offset disappointing data on jobs and retail sales. Investors are hesitantly adding to Wednesday' big gains, which came after upbeat comments from the Federal Reserve.

August 6th, 2009 Stocks open higher after jobless claims reportNEW YORK — New evidence that layoffs are stabilizing is helping to lift stocks in early trading. The Labor Department said Thursday that new claims for unemployment benefits fell to a seasonally adjusted 550,000 last week from an upwardly revised figure of 588,000 in the previous week.

August 3rd, 2009 Stocks extend gains after manufacturing reportNEW YORK — Another dose of good economic news is sending stocks higher. The Institute for Supply Management reports that while manufacturing activity slowed during July, it did so at the slowest pace in nearly a year.

July 31st, 2009 Stocks mostly rise as GDP shrinks at slower paceNEW YORK — Traders used good news about the economy Friday to give the Dow Jones industrials their best July in 20 years. Stocks closed mostly higher Friday after the government said the economy shrank at a slower pace than expected in the April-June quarter.

July 3rd, 2009 Brazil stocks down again after US job lossesSAO PAULO — Brazilian stocks are down for the second day in a row after weak U.S. jobs data raised doubts about recovery for the world's biggest economy.

June 29th, 2009 Stocks open higher ahead of week's key dataNEW YORK — Investors are beginning a holiday-shortened week on a positive note. Stocks are slightly higher in early trading Monday, following mixed moves in overseas markets.

June 5th, 2009 Stocks jump on better-than-expected jobs reportNEW YORK — Investors are cheering a government report that said employers cut fewer jobs than expected last month. Stocks rallied in the early going Friday after the Labor Department said 345,000 jobs were lost in May, significantly less than the half-million economists had been expecting and the fewest since September.

May 9th, 2009 Stocks rise on better-than-expected jobs dataNEW YORK — Stocks soared Friday as Wall Street cheered the positive news it had been hoping for: Job losses slowed in April and big banks don't need as much capital as some had feared. All the major indicators rose more than 1 percent, including the Dow Jones industrial average, which jumped 165 points.

May 8th, 2009 Wall Street opens higher open after jobs dataNEW YORK — Stocks soared in early trading Friday as Wall Street cheered the positive news it had been hoping for: job losses slowed in April and big banks don't need as much capital as feared. The Labor Department said employers cut 539,000 jobs last month, the fewest in six months and much less than the 620,000 job losses analysts expected.

May 8th, 2009 Layoffs slow to 539K in April; jobless rate risesWASHINGTON — The pace of layoffs slowed in April, with employers cutting 539,000 jobs, the fewest in six months. But the unemployment rate climbed to 8.9 percent as many businesses remained wary of hiring given all the economic and financial uncertainties.

May 6th, 2009 Stock futures reverse course, jump on jobs dataNEW YORK — Stock futures reversed an early decline and moved higher Wednesday following data indicating job losses slowed in April. Stock futures had been lower in early trading on worries that banks may need more capital than previously thought.

May 6th, 2009 Stocks climb as report says job losses slowNEW YORK — Investors found another reason to buy up stocks Wednesday after a report indicated job losses may be slowing. A big improvement in the ADP National Employment Report buoyed the mood on Wall Street and eased worries that banks would need to raise more capital than previously thought.

April 29th, 2009 Stocks open slightly higher after 2 days of lossesNEW YORK — Investors are sending stocks higher following two days of losses, even after a worse-than-expected reading on the economy. The Commerce Department says the gross domestic product shrank at an annual rate of 6.1 percent at the start of this year.