Why small companies’ stocks deserve a closer look (AP)
AP - Underperforming money managers are losing their most reliable scapegoat.
How the major stock indexes fared on Friday (AP)
AP - A drop in the unemployment rate to its lowest level in three years propelled stocks higher Friday. The Dow Jones industrial average closed at its highest level since May 2008, before the worst days of the financial crisis.
Nasdaq vaults to 11-year high on surge in jobs (Reuters)
Reuters - A surge in hiring in the world's largest economy last month drove the Nasdaq to an 11-year high on Friday as optimism grew that the labor market is on a steady path to recovery.
Analysis: Stock-picking makes a comeback as macro tides fade (Reuters)
Reuters - Stock-picking once again matters on Wall Street.
Markets rally after forecast-busting US jobs data (AP)
AP - Stocks spiked sharply higher on Friday after forecast-busting U.S. jobs figures reinforced hopes that the recovery in the world's largest economy is gathering pace at a time when other regions, notably Europe, may be heading back into recession.
