Description: Bloomberg’s Deborah Kostroun reports on the performance of the U.S. equity market today. U.S. stocks rose, extending the biggest weekly gain in a month, as a rally in energy and metals producers after the dollar fell offset concern that slower-than-estimated growth in payrolls will hamper the economy. Bloomberg’s Pimm Fox also speaks.

Source: Bloomberg.com – video report
 
Date: 12/03/2010

Link: http://www.bloomberg.com/video/65011244/

Questions for discussion: 

• Summarize the recent stock market movements
• What were the reasons presented that explain these movements?
• Why are the employment numbers so important to investors?
• What is your projection for the economy over the next six months?