U.s. Stocks Advance After Decline In Jobless Claims

Washington Post: Business
Thu, 05/19/2011 - 6:40pm

May 19 (Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg's Cali Carlin reports on the performance of the U.S. equity market today. Stocks advanced, sending the Standard & Poor's 500 Index higher for a second straight day, as a government report showing a bigger-than-forecast drop in jobless claims bolstered optimism about the economic recovery. (Source: Bloomberg) Read full article >>

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