US stocks rise in midday trading, S&P nears record
NEW YORK (AP) — Encouraging news from the job market pushed the stock market up early Thursday, putting the Standard & Poor’s 500 index near its all-time high.
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Dow Winning Streak Captivates Traders, Tests Statisticians
With the S&P flirting with a record and the Dow Jones Industrial Average looking to extend its nine-day winning streak, its longest since 1996, investors are taking an interest in the numbers and what, if anything, they mean.
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Dow on 10-day winning streak
U.S. stocks advanced Thursday, with the Dow scaling new peaks, following a better-than-expected report on jobless claims.
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Jobless-Discrimination Law In New York City Is Adopted
NEW YORK — New York City will soon have the nation’s most far-reaching laws barring employers from shunning out-of-work job applicants, after lawmakers passed the provisions Wednesday over a mayoral veto. When the law takes effect in three months, the city will be the fourth place in the country with some form of legislation against discriminating against unemployed job-seekers.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/14/jobless-discrimination-law-new-york-city_n_2872737.html