Stocks Fight Their Way Back to a Positive Finish (at TheStreet.com)

Updated from 1:09 p.m. EDT Blue-chip stocks in New York finished a day of uneasy, hesitant trading with slight gains Friday after the government's read on unemployment jumped for August, renewing investor concerns about a U.S. recession. Technology shares, meanwhile, took a tiny tumble. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 32.73 points, or 0.3% to 11,220.96, and the S&P 500 added 5.48 points, or 0.4%, to... [read full story]