Stock MarketsAP - SHARES UP: Stocks rose Friday in quiet, pre-holiday trading. Traders were relieved that Congress struck a deal to extend a payroll tax break for workers and emergency unemployment benefits. They also are feeling more optimistic about the U.S. economy after strong economic reports earlier this week.
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Summary Box: Stocks rise; S&P 500 positive for '11 (AP)
AP - SHARES UP: Stocks rose Friday in quiet, pre-holiday trading. Traders were relieved that Congress struck a deal to extend a payroll tax break for workers and emergency unemployment benefits. They also are feeling more optimistic about the U.S. economy after strong economic reports earlier this week.
Markets edge higher despite lackluster US data (AP)
AP - European markets closed higher Friday ahead of the Christmas break even though a batch of disappointing U.S. economic figures reined in some of the recent optimism over the state of the world's largest economy.
Markets edge higher despite lackluster US data (AP)
AP - European markets closed higher Friday ahead of the Christmas break even though a batch of disappointing U.S. economic figures reined in some of the recent optimism over the state of the world's largest economy.
U.S. economy hopes lift European stocks (Reuters)
Reuters - A better outlook for the U.S. economy boosted European stocks and supported the euro on Friday, but any gains in the holiday-thinned markets are likely to prove short-lived with concerns about the euro zone debt crisis undiminished.
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