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Hiring surges in January; jobless rate at 8.3 pct. (AP)

An auto worker assembles parts on the 2013 Dodge Dart at the Chrysler Plant in Belvidere, Ill., Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012. Sergio Marchionne, Chairman and CEO Chrysler Group, announced that Chrysler will add a third shift at the Belvidere Plant to begin production of the Dart. The unemployment rate fell for the fifth straight month after a surge of January hiring, a promising shift in the nation's outlook for job growth. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)AP – In a long-awaited surge of hiring, companies added 243,000 jobs in January — across the economy, up and down the pay scale and far more than just about anyone expected. Unemployment fell to 8.3 percent, the lowest in three years.


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Stocks jump on strong jobs report for January (AP)

Trader Warren Meyers, right, is illuminated by his handheld device as he works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Friday, Feb. 3, 2012. U.S. stocks are opening sharply higher after the unemployment rate dropped to the lowest in two years. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)AP – U.S. stocks jumped sharply in midday trading on news that the unemployment rate dropped to the lowest level in three years.


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Stocks down, trying for best January since ’97 (AP)

In this Jan. 30, 2012 photo, specialists Mark Otto, left, and Christopher Malloy work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Markets clawed back lost ground Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012, on hopes that Greece is heading toward a conclusion of debt-reduction talks with private creditors and that it may secure its second bailout package this week. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)AP – The stock market lost ground Tuesday but still appeared headed for its best January finish in more than a decade. An unexpected drop in consumer confidence dragged stocks down after a strong open.


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Stocks down, trying for best January since ’99 (AP)

In this Jan. 30, 2012 photo, specialists Mark Otto, left, and Christopher Malloy work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Markets clawed back lost ground Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012, on hopes that Greece is heading toward a conclusion of debt-reduction talks with private creditors and that it may secure its second bailout package this week. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)AP – The stock market lost ground Tuesday but still appeared headed for its best January finish in more than a decade. An unexpected drop in consumer confidence dragged stocks down after a strong open.


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Mighty Quinn: January 24

We’d like to thank the faithful who braved the rain to stop by MQHQ in Rosedale and offer congratulations to Mighty for picking the Giants to upset the 49ers:

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Mighty Quinn: January 13

We have a violator of Mighty’s “NO READ, NO TIP POLICY.”

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Consumers paid more for most goods in January (AP)

FILE - In this file photo taken Oct. 1, 2008, cotton grows in a field near Keo, Ark., before being harvested. Prices for commodities like cotton, oil, corn and wheat have soared in recent months, squeezing profit margins at many companies and forcing others to pass on the higher costs to retailers. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston, File)AP – Consumers paid more in January for everything from food and gas to airline tickets and clothing. The price increases reflect creeping but still-modest inflation.


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