Stocks rise slightly, Gilead lifts Nasdaq
Reuters - U.S. stocks edged higher on Friday, with gains in Gilead Sciences Inc. tied to avian flu fears helping the Nasdaq and data showing smaller-than-expected job losses aiding the broader market.
TSX higher as energy stocks, oil stabilize; N.Y. flat on jobs data
Canadian Press - TORONTO (CP) - The Toronto stock market held onto solid gains Friday afternoon after three days of steep declines as energy stocks were snapped up by investors thinking the correction was overdone.
Stocks See Gains After Employment Data
Stock investors shrug off attack warnings
Reuters - U.S. stock markets on Friday shrugged off a threat against the New York City subway system, providing the latest evidence of how inured equity investors have grown to security menaces.
Archipelago CEO Comments on NYSE Trading
AP - The New York Stock Exchange and Archipelago Holdings Inc. plan to allow Big Board floor brokers to trade Nasdaq-listed stocks from the NYSE floor on Archipelago's system, Archipelago Chief Executive Jerry Putnam said Friday.
Dollar spikes up after jobs data
Reuters - The dollar extended gains early on Friday after the number of job losses in the U.S. last month following hurricanes Katrina and Rita were much less than economists had expected.
NY stocks seen inching up
Reuters - U.S. stock index futures indicate a stronger start on Wall Street on Friday, helping markets limit this week's slide, but trading is likely to be cautious ahead of key non-farm payrolls data.
Friday's Wall Street Glance
AP - Dow Jones Industrials
Nikkei dips 0.6 percent
Reuters - Japan's Nikkei share average fell 0.63 percent on Friday, extending its biggest loss in six months a day earlier as investors locked in profits from top gainers, including energy stocks such as Teikoku Oil Co.
Dollar steadies ahead of US jobs data
Reuters - The dollar steadied on Friday after tumbling against the euro the previous day, though the market hesitated to make any big bets ahead of much-anticipated U.S. payrolls data.
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