In response to better than expected job numbers this week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average hit it's highest mark in nearly three years and the tech-heavy NASDAQ index reached it's highest level in eleven years, signaling improved investor confidence in the economy.

AP: "In this economy, only one variable matters right now, and that variable is employment," said Lawrence Creatura, an equity portfolio manager at Federated Investors.

(Be on the lookout for a selloff Monday, though.)

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They've been kicking the can

They've been kicking the can down the road in Europe. If that doesn't catch up to us soon, then oil prices will.

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