Tokyo stocks were mixed Friday with investors encouraged by Wall Street’s overnight gains but also cautious ahead of the upcoming US jobs report. The Nikkei 225 Average closed 0.7% higher. The Nikkei’s Makiko Utsuda has the details.
Discussing President Obama's concern over unemployment, with James Pethokoukis, Reuters Money & Politics columnist; David Goodfriend former Clinton White House staffer; Robert Reich, former Labor Secretary and Stephen Moore, The Wall Street Journal advisory board.