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  • Stocks moved higher today, regaining much of yesterday's lost ground and responding to a stronger than expected jobs report for October. The Labor Department says there were 204,000 new jobs created when expectations were for just about 120,000. Figures were expected to be low, due to both the government shutdown and distortions in reporting created by the event. Even with the uptick in hiring, the unemployment rate crept up to 7.3%. September's level of 7.2% had been the lowest in nearly five years.

    POLL: Is now the time to buy or sell Twitter?

    Twitter (TWTR) swooped lower today in its second day of trading. The stock finished down nearly 9%. The stock ended yesterday, its inaugural day as a publicly traded company, at $44.90. That was up almost 73% from the offering price of $26.

    Groupon (GRPN) spiked 6% today on its earnings which came out after yesterday's closing bell. The online deal site shrank its losses with adjusted earnings of 2-cents a share when expectations were for a profit

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  • Breaking News: October Jobs Report

    By | Hot Stock Minute – Fri, Nov 8, 2013 9:07 AM EST

    Breaking news: The October jobs report has come in much stronger than expected. The Labor Department says there were 204,000 new jobs created when expectations were for just about 120,000. Still, the unemployment rate ticked up to 7.3% from 7.2% in September which was the lowest level in nearly five years. For instant analysis of the numbers watch show host Lauren Lyster speak with Yahoo Finance Editor-in-Chief Aaron Task and Senior Columnist Mike Santoli.

  • Poll: Buy or Sell Twitter Stock?

    By | Hot Stock Minute – Fri, Nov 8, 2013 9:06 AM EST

    Is now the time to buy or sell Twitter stock? Shares climbed nearly 73% in their debut yesterday from $26 to $44.90. Vote your thoughts below in the daily Hot Stock MInute poll. But first watch show host Lauren Lyster ask Yahoo Finance Editor-in-Chief Aaron Task and Senior Columnist Mike Santoli about the company. The trio also talk about France getting a credit downgrade and the surprisingly strong jobs report for October.

  • Twitter (TWTR) is up fractionally at this hour on the NYSE. The stock ended yesterday's regular session at $44.90 up almost 73% from the offering price of $26. The high for the day was $50.09. Overall the IPO went smoothly with nearly 118-million shares trading hands. At this point, Twitter has a market cap of $24.5-billion.

    Sprouts (SFM) has been down nearly 5% since reporting earnings after yesterday's close. This is despite beating estimates with 13-cents a share when analysts were looking for 10-cents. Sales also exceeded estimates. So, what's driving the stock down? The company says it wants to sell up to 225-million new shares, diluting the value of current ones. Prior to this morning's drop, shares are up 16% since the company went public in August. By the way, larger competitor Whole Foods Market (WFM) fell 11% yesterday on its earnings, but is still up 25% year-to-date.

    Tesla (TSLA) can't seem to stop skidding, down again this morning. The stock dropped more than 7%

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