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Dow jumps 200 points following surge in hiring

By Washington Examiner
Published October 3, 2014 4:49pm ET
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Dow jumps 200 points following surge in hiring
Fairmount Santrol Chairman William Conway, CEO and President Jennifer Deckard, and company director Charles Fowlerl, second left to right, celebrate as their IPO begins trading, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Friday, Oct. 3, 2014. Specialist John Alatzas is at left. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) | Richard Drew

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are surging after the government reported a burst of hiring last month.

The Dow Jones industrial average jumped 207 points, or 1.3 percent, to 17,008 as of 12:45 p.m. Eastern time Friday.

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