Stocks Plunge on Weak Jobs Report
Stocks tumbled on Friday after a much weaker than expected jobs report triggered fears the U.S. economy will slip into recession.
Non-farm payrolls rose 18,000 in December, the worst report in more than four years, and the unemployment rate rose to 5%, from 4.7% last month.
The Iowa caucus took place last night, with two big winners emerging – Barack Obama and Mike Huckabee.
AZZ Inc.
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PowerRating) is trading higher after the company was upgraded by Goldman Sachs (read more).
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