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Stocks finish lower on mixed earnings, Ukraine

By Bernard Condon
Published May 2, 2014 9:06pm ET
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Stocks finish lower on mixed earnings, Ukraine
Specialist Vincent Surace, right, works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Friday, May 2, 2014. U.S. stock futures are up slightly after the U.S. unemployment rate hit its lowest level in more than five years. The government reported the unemployment rate sank to 6.3 percent. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) | Richard Drew

NEW YORK (AP) — Major U.S. stock indexes ended lower on Friday as a surprisingly strong report on job gains failed to impress investors.

Stocks rose in the early going after the government reported that U.S. employers hired at the fastest pace in two years last month. The Standard and Poor’s 500 index briefly rose above its record closing high.

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