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Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg grew the college dorm room startup to a global tech giant with more users than most countries' populations.
Many Americans say they're finding jobs, despite modest gains reported by employers. Hope for stronger growth ahead rises.
The unemployment rate plays an important role in campaign rhetoric, and the more it falls, the better it is for the White House. But it still remains fairly high.
Stronger-than-expected jobs report shows Fed doesn't need to do more bond buying. It may even raise rates before 2014.
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Starting Friday, Disney parks and resort employees can grow beards and goatees, so long as they're a quarter-inch or shorter.
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Louisiana family that struck it rich on natural gas drilling profiled on new reality show.
Worried that the Federal Reserve and the U.S. dollar are on the brink of collapse, more than a dozen states have proposed using alternative currencies of silver and gold.
Obama cites Jesus's teaching that 'for unto whom much is given, much shall be required.'
Irish bookmaker Paddy Power is taking bets on Facebook's IPO price and even the opening bell-ringer. Bono, anyone?
| Stocks | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dow | 12,862.23 | +156.82 | +1.23% |
| Nasdaq | 2,905.66 | +45.98 | +1.61% |
| S&P 500 | 1,344.90 | +19.36 | +1.46% |
| Bonds & Currencies | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Year Yield | 1.95% | +0.12 | -- |
| 1 Euro | $1.3155 | -0.0008 | -0.11% |
| Commodities | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Oil | $97.77 | +1.17 | +1.21% |
| Gold | $1,728.50 | -32.60 | -1.85% |
| Nevada's triple economic whammy | ||
| Stocks: Let the good times roll? | ||
| Micron CEO Steve Appleton dies in plane crash | ||
| Top 10 turnaround towns | ||
| Disney employees now allowed to grow beards |
| Overnight Avg Rate | Latest | Change | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 yr fixed | 3.88% | 3.87% | |
| 15 yr fixed | 3.21% | 3.19% | |
| 5/1 ARM | 2.88% | 2.86% | |
| 30 yr refi | 3.96% | 3.93% | |
| 15 yr refi | 3.29% | 3.27% |
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