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After an early rally on the better-than-expected jobs report, the market turned lower as a rebounding US dollar sent investors out of stocks and commodities.
The dollar rose sharply on news that US employers slashed 11,000 jobs from nonfarm payrolls in November, the smallest decline since the start of the recession in December 2007. But the rising currency took the steam out of stocks, which also had rallied on the employment report.
"We're almost back to normal," Chris Rupkey, chief financial economist at Bank of Tokyo/Mistubishi UFJ, said after the jobs report. "The economy is lifting at a much greater rate than expected."
Adding to the upbeat economic news, factory orders rose an unexpected 0.6 percent in October. Economists had expected the gauge to be unchanged. Plus, September's reading was revised higher.
Alcoa [AA
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Bank of America [BAC
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That leaves Citigroup [C
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On the M&A front, NBC Universal will manage content across all its platforms after the GE [GE
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Kraft [KFT
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FedEx [FDX
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Toyota Motor [TM
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Shares of Take-Two Interactive [TTWO
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Still to come: Two Fed appearances today following Thursday's long confirmation hearing for Fed Chief Ben Bernanke. Philadelphia Federal Reserve President Charles Plosser will speak on the financial crisis and the economy in an appearance in Philadelphia at 10 am, while his St. Louis Fed colleague James Bullard appears on a financial crisis panel at that same event at 1:15 pm.
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