[$$] Hot Topic, DineEquity Rise; Movado Declines 5%

[at The Wall Street Journal] - Hot Topic, DineEquity Rise; Movado Declines 5% Small-capitalization stocks clawed back into positive ground for the year, boosted by retailers after encouraging same-store sales figures.

[$$] Assets Rose At Och-Ziff As Stocks Fell

[at The Wall Street Journal] - Och-Ziff Assets Grew in August Hedge-fund manager Och-Ziff Capital Management said assets under management rose marginally in August, even though key indexes experienced a month of steep losses.

Market Wrap: 9/2/2010

[at Forbes] - Stocks held onto yesterday s gains thanks again to better than expected economic data regarding home sales. This time pending home sales were up, over 5% from last month.

[$$] Home Depot, Disney Help Lift Blue Chips

[at The Wall Street Journal] - Home Depot, Disney Help Lift Blue Chips Stocks rose, with consumer companies including Home Depot, Walt Disney and Wal-Mart Stores leading the gains, following better-than-expected readings from the housing and retail sectors.

Web Extra Pops & Drops: Nordstrom, H&R Block...

[at CNBC] - Find out why shares of Nordstrom popped while H&R Block dropped and how to trade the moves.

Energy Stocks: Energy stocks move up; Mariner Energy dips

[at MarketWatch] - Energy stocks trade flat to higher after having scored big gains in Wednesday s session, while investors attention fixed on Petrobras as the Brazilian company firms up plans for a massive stock offering.

Retailers provide uplift amid positive economic figures

[at Financial Times] - US stocks rose on Thursday after slightly better-than-expected data on initial jobless claims, pending home sales and retailers same-store sales boosted investor confidence.

Stocks move higher following jobs, housing reports

[AP] - Stocks rose Thursday, extending their gains from the day before, after reports on housing, manufacturing and jobs all indicated that the economy continues to grow.

US SMALL/MIDCAPS-Stocks gain on data; consumer sector leads

[at Reuters] - Mid- and small-cap stocks rose more than 1 percent on Thursday after housing and jobs data revived hopes hopes that the economy may not be in such a weak state.

Stocks drift higher ahead of jobs report

[at CNNMoney.com] - Wall Street holds modest gains as investors look to run out the clock ahead of Friday s U.S. employment report.

Late Rally Lifts Dow Ahead of Jobs Data

[at TheStreet.com] - Stocks spiked higher just ahead of the closing bell as investors positioned themselves ahead of Friday s marquee employment report.