Investors welcomed news that the U.S. economy added 157,000 jobs last month, sending the Dow above 14,000 for the first time since 2007.
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Stocks fell, as a batch of disappointing corporate earnings and a rise in first time jobless claims eventually overtook investors' impulse to buy.
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Stocks were muted on Wednesday, with investors jolted by news that the U.S. economy shrank in the fourth quarter.
Apple is launching an updated version of its popular iPad with much larger storage capacity and a Retina display that sharpens its resolution.
Pockets of the global economy are showing steady improvement, Honeywell CEO Dave Cote told CNBC on Monday, adding that a U.S. federal budget sequester's impact is likely to be muted.
Early returns from the earnings season suggest that investors are slowly starting to buy into the scenario that better days lie ahead, unwinding some trades put on at the apex of market pessimism.