USA TODAY

Job gains fueling stock gains
USA TODAY
By Adam Shell, USA TODAY NEW YORK – "It's the job market, stupid!" is fast becoming the new refrain on Wall Street, which is enjoying its biggest early-year stock market surge since 1987 amid a sharp drop in the unemployment rate.

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From relief to despair: Varying views of jobs data
North County Times
12, 2011 photo, people wait to talk with potential employers at a job fair sponsored by National Career Fairs, in New York. Month by month, the US job market is regaining its health. According to reports Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, so many jobs are being ...

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Money AU

More jobs up for grabs, says ANZ survey
Herald Sun
JOB advertisements have posted their largest monthly rise since February 2010, a private survey shows. Total job advertisements on the internet and in major metropolitan newspapers rose by 6.0 per cent in January, the ANZ job advertisements survey ...
ANZ Survey Shows Number Of Jobs Ads IncreasedMoney AU

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Los Angeles Times

Republicans argue jobs report wasn't all good news
Los Angeles Times
By Don Lee With the economy the most important issue in the presidential campaign, it was no surprise that President Obama's Republican opponents tried to take some of the shine off Friday's surprisingly bright jobs report. The Labor Department report ...
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Montreal Gazette -Financial Times
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Bloomberg

Stocks rise as US jobs gain outweighs fears
Reuters
By Chikako Mogi | TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian shares rose on Monday as surprisingly robust US jobs data bolstered investor risk appetite, overshadowing worries about a lack of progress in Greek debt restructuring talks that are vital to containing the euro ...
Asia Stocks Climb on US Jobs Data; Euro Drops on Debt ConcernBusinessWeek
Asian Stocks Climb on US Jobs Growth; Euro Drops on Greek Debt ConcernBloomberg
Asian Shares Rise On Upbeat US Jobs;Cyclical Stocks,Dollar GainWall Street Journal (India)
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USA TODAY

Manufacturing jobs start year with strong gains
USA TODAY
By Paul Davidson and Tim Mullaney, USA TODAY Last week's surprisingly strong jobs report spotlighted healthy employment gains in manufacturing — an industry that was expected to be hampered by Europe's economic downturn this year.
Manufacturing gains brighten U.S. jobs pictureTucson Citizen

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Gold edges up after heavy losses on US jobs surprise
Reuters
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Spot gold edged higher on Monday after surprisingly strong US jobs data sent prices down nearly 2 percent in the previous session, as investors shifted focus to a looming deadline for Greece to accept the terms of a new bailout ...
Commodities: Gold Down, Aussie Dollar StrongInternational Business Times AU

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Bloomberg

Strong US jobs data lifts Nikkei to 3-mth high
Reuters
The improving jobs data lowered the chance of further stimulus by the US Federal Reserve and supported the dollar against the yen. "That's pretty big for exporters," said Nicholas Smith, Japan strategist at CLSA. "This time around, you are likely to ...
Japan Stocks Advance on US Jobs Data; Nikon Jumps After Lifting ForecastBloomberg
Japan Stocks Rise as US Jobs Data Beat Estimates; Nikon JumpsBusinessWeek

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Kansas City Star

Obama says he deserves re-election, job's not done
Peoria Journal Star
The presidential election is sure to be determined, in part, by how Americans interpret the shifts in the job market. Perhaps no one has more reason to cheer the improving job numbers than Obama. His re-election hopes rest heavily on whether most ...
Obama says he 'deserves second term'AFP
Obama: 'I deserve a second term'USA TODAY
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BigPond News

Markets Live: Stocks rally on US jobs jump
Sydney Morning Herald
Local shares shrug off surprisingly weak retail sales numbers for December, focusing instead on strong US jobs figures that pushed Wall Street higher on Friday. 12.50pm: Chris Ryan's exit from Perpetual has caught traders off guard.
Aussie Dollar Near 6-Month High Before Retail Sales, After U.S. Jobs DataBloomberg
Australia retail sales subdued, rate cut loomsReuters
Punters believe Reserve Bank will cut, but banks won't pass on in fullHerald Sun

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