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Stocks surged in early trading friday, fired up by a jobs report that showed the economy is in fine health despite pressures from a global slowdown. The other top three london stock, bp amoco (bp.a), also was up strongly as it jumped 4.3 percent. Abbott receives fda market clearance for next-generation contact lens disinfecting solution

It was a brutal year for housing - but not all markets are ailing. Nov 13, 1998new york (cnnfn) - possible conflict in the middle east is not the only wild card in the deck for financial markets, as economist david jones said the federal reserve board is likely to cut.