But a gain of that size would have a huge impact on the Dow.
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The Dow Jones industrial average rose 8.60 points to 15, 303, a gain of 0.1 percent.
Private sector payrolls added 113, 000 workers in December, driving the overall gain of 103, 000 jobs.
In November theglobe.com set a different kind of record with a first-day gain of 606%.
Income increased 0.2 percent last month, following a gain of 1.1 percent in February.
Over the last year, they have also led all mutual funds with a gain of 105.3%.
Amazon is enjoying a similar gain of 14 percent over the last six months.
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The company also lifted its full-year revenue growth expectations to a gain of 33% from 26%.
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Predictably, Apple (AAPL) led the tech advancers by posting a hefty year-to-date gain of 42.6%.
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The benchmark stock average eventually settled for a gain of 1.3% at 9, 965.01 by the close.
Employment in retail rose by 33, 000, compared with an average monthly gain of 20, 000 in 2012.
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Nasdaq Mini (NDX) futures are indicating a gain of about 8.4 points on the open.
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In 1999, the NASDAQ index rose from 2500 to about 4000, roughly a gain of 60%.
Jim Bianco, president of Bianco Research, calculated an average annual gain of 11.8% for long-term bonds.
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The latest ADP Employment Report showed a gain of only 13, 000 nonfarm private jobs.
It's supposed to deliver a sales gain of 25% this year and an earnings gain of 30%.
That represents an average annual gain of 4.3% in the value of one square foot of housing.
Beijing and Guangzhou cities both posted a monthly gain of 3.1%, the highest price hike in China.
Durable-goods orders rebounded by 9.9% when expectations had been for a gain of around 8% to 8.3%.
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His uncanny timing led to an average gain of 82 percent on them to date this year.
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Among them, however, was Skilled Healthcare (SKH), which managed to eke out a gain of 2%.
This Dow gain of 4.1% was quickly lost, as it was back below 1, 200 on September 25.
Economists were expecting a gain of 1.2% overall in February, and a 0.7% rise in sales excluding autos.
Employment figures were revised upward for both January and February accounting for a net gain of 62, 000 jobs.
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Wall Street had, on average, expected a gain of only 0.6%, following a revised 1.8% increase in April.
The Dow Jones industrial average held on to its modest gain of 0.6%, or 50.66 points, to 8, 342.79.
Mr. Bertauche says he was still in the trade as of Friday, with a potential gain of 46%.
In fact, JASO's year-to-date gain of nearly 12% places it above SOLF in terms of strong price action.
It was also reported that durable goods orders fell 0.1% in August versus a gain of 4.1% in July.
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The stock of English soccer power Manchester United has outperformed the market in 2013 with a gain of 19%.
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