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Market Snapshot: U.S. stocks open higher; ISM, jobs data brighter

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stocks opened higher Wednesday morning as the lowest number of monthly layoffs since March 2008 and an as-expected drop in private-sector jobs encouraged investors ahead of the monthly jobs report Friday. Full Article at MarketWatch

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