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Payrolls pumped - U.S. employers added 308,000 workers in March

Stocks jump
Stocks vaulted higher Friday after a strong U.S. jobs report reassured investors that the economic recovery is on track. MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW...

TOP BUSINESS NEWS
• Sun slashes jobs, inks Microsoft pact
• Global chip sales reach record

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ALSO IN THE NEWS

• WashPost: U.S. firms keep billions overseas

• U.S.: Japan spurned mad cow proposal

• 30-year mortgage rates jump

• U.S. automobile sales rise in March

• Tyco jurors request Kozlowski documents

• U.S. mulling some clean-gasoline waivers

LUNCH BREAK

• April 2: Inside OPEC oil production

STOCKS AND ECONOMY

• STOCKS ADVANCE AHEAD OF JOBS DATA
Stocks edged higher Thursday, led by the technology sector, as the government reported a drop in weekly jobless claims and a rise in manufacturing activity, but many investors remained wary of taking big stakes ahead of a key employment report.

• U.S. payrolls rocket higher in March• Dow Jones replaces 3 stocks in index• U.S. jobless claims dipped last week• February wholesale prices barely budge

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS NEWS

• AMERICA ONLINE SETS UP SOFTWARE CENTER IN INDIA
Internet giant America Online, which has cut jobs on its home turf to deal with subscriber losses, is moving to save money by hiring employees and setting up a software development center in India.

• Euro rises as ECB leaves rates unchanged• EMI to cut 1,500 jobs

U.S. NEWS

• SUN CUTS 3,300 JOBS, SETTLES WITH MICROSOFT
Sun Microsystems Inc. said Friday it is eliminating 3,300 jobs as part of a broad-based cost-cutting plan and said it has entered a "broad cooperation agreement" with Microsoft Corp., settling all outstanding litigation between the two rivals.

• Disney's Eisner says operations on track• Global chip sales reach record growth

CORPORATE SCANDAL

• TYCO JURORS REQUEST KOZLOWSKI DOCUMENTS
Jurors on Thursday heard a judge clarify two charges against former Tyco International executives L. Dennis Kozlowski and Mark Swartz — securities fraud and conspiracy to commit grand larceny and possess stolen property.

• Bear Stearns’ staff leave amid fund probe• Martha Stewart's lawyers seek new trial• Rigas defense challenges accountant's testimony• SEC settles with NYSE specialist firms

MARKET INDICES

INDEX	LAST	CHANGE	% CHANGE
• DJIA	10485.41	+112.08	+1.08%
• NASDAQ	2051.28	+36.27	+1.80%
• S&P; 500	1143.22	+11.05	+0.98%
• Russell	602.30	+6.98	+1.17%
• DJTA	2954.96	+36.31	+1.24%
• DJUA	283.17	+0.30	+0.11%
• 10-year	99.13	-1.84	-1.83%

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Martin Wolk: Eye on the Economy

• FORECASTERS SCALE BACK JOB HOPES
After months of overestimating job growth, cautious forecasters have lowered their sights and are looking for only a modest increase in payrolls Friday, when the government delivers its monthly update on employment.

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• News analysis: Kerry's 10 million job plan• Madrid bombings dampen European prospects

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April 2: 308,000 new jobs in March; Gateway closing its stores; Sun settles with Microsoft

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