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Top Stories : 2016January08Friday

The Tell: If you think oil is cheap in dollars, it’s even cheaper in gold

The Wall Street Journal: Philadelphia police officer shot in ‘ambush’

Beer Goggles: Legendary brewer Kurt Widmer gets the last laugh

Capitol Report: Strengthening construction hiring bodes well for home building and the economy

Market Snapshot: U.S. stocks try to hang on to early gains as oil slide resumes

Futures Movers: Oil futures eye weekly loss of more than 10%

Bond Report: Treasury yield hit one-month lows

Americans eat way too much sugar — here’s where it comes from

MarketWatch First Take: Strong jobs report is reminder economy and stock market are not the same thing

Capitol Report: Jeb Bush calls for ending food stamp program in welfare overhaul

Real-time headlines : 2016January08Friday

All 10 S&P 500 sectors rally, led by 1% gain in consumer-discretionary stocks

Gap Inc. shares fall 6.6% after weak same-store sales

Toys R Us same-store sales increased 3.1% internationally for the nine weeks ending Jan. 2

Toys R Us same-store sales increased 5.1% internationally for the five weeks ending Jan. 2

Shares of Time Warner climb 4% to lead S&P 500

Toys R Us same-store sales increased 1.4% domestically for the nine weeks ending Jan. 2

Toys R Us same-store sales increased 2.9% domestically for the five weeks ending Jan. 2

United Technologies shares off 0.5% to lead Dow laggards

Nasdaq Composite rises 0.9% to 4,730.

Dow Industrials rise 0.5% to 16,592.44

Market Pulse : 2016January08Friday

Barclays trims U.S. Q4 GDP estimate to 0.7% after inventory data

Toys R Us holiday season same-store sales up, video games down

U.S. stocks open higher, still eye hefty weekly losses

Acuity Brands earnings beat consensus, sales a slight miss

Dollar soars after jobs report

U.S. creates 292,000 jobs in December; unemployment 5%

American Eagle Outfitters shares tumble almost 10% on weaker-than-expected same-store sales

Dollar Tree says Family Dollar CEO Howard Levine is stepping down after help with integration

Ford sets China sales record for December and 2015

Apple supplier Cirrus falls 3% premarket after guidance cut

Breaking News: 2016January08Friday

Philadelphia police officer shot in 'ambush'

Republican candidate Jeb Bush calls for an end to food stamps

Nonfarm-payrolls report helps build case for Fed interest-rate hike in March

U.S. stocks jump Friday on jobs data and China calm; big weekly loss in cards

U.S. dollar jumps vs. euro following nonfarm-payrolls report

U.S. economy adds 292,000 jobs in December; unemployment rate remains at 5%

American Eagle Outfitters shares down 8% in premarket trades

Gap Inc. shares plummet 7.5% in premarket trades

Gap shares fall 7% after hours following monthly sales figures

U.S. stocks finish down over 2% as China rattles global markets

Internet Stories: 2016January08Friday

Need to Know: Why this week’s market meltdown could be a big fat ‘buy’ signal

Project Tango: yes, your smartphone can be more useful

Netflix will likely take years to see profits overseas

5 key themes for media companies in 2016

The Wall Street Journal: Tech CEOs to meet with U.S. officials over curbing terror online

The Wall Street Journal: Holiday sales rose, but not necessarily at the mall

The Margin: Netflix looks to capitalize on its 9 Golden Globe nominations this weekend

Jeff Reeves's Strength in Numbers: The iPhone slowdown spells doom for Apple

The Wall Street Journal: Hudson’s Bay boosts e-commerce holdings with $250 million Gilt purchase

10 things: 10 things not to buy in 2016

Financial Services: 2016January08Friday

Market Snapshot: U.S. stocks try to hang on to early gains as oil slide resumes

The Fed: Fed rate hike in March is in the cards after banner jobs report

How not to be a ‘sucker’ and nine other money stories you may have missed

Craig Stephen's This Week in China: Here’s why everyone needs to care about China’s stock market

Brett Arends's ROI: You should really buy a $700 million Powerball ticket today

Netflix will likely take years to see profits overseas

Asia Markets: China stocks recover from plunge as nerves settle

5 key themes for media companies in 2016

Encore: Defined benefit plans earn higher returns than defined contribution plans