Why the Ugly Jobs Report Was Good for Stocks [VIDEO]


The stock market’s powerful two-day rally nearly fizzled out Friday after the unemployment rate unexpectedly jumped to 9.8%. But traders managed to find a silver lining even in that grim news, and stocks found a way to eke out a gain.

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