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___ Survey: US manufacturing activity increased in March WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. manufacturers grew at a faster pace in March, as the pace of employment jumped and new orders and production improved.

Rating agencies have given oil giant Saudi Aramco high ratings ahead of its upcoming bonds sale, with Fitch Ratings saying the company had profits of $224 billion last year before taxes.

Financial and technology companies helped power U.S. stocks solidly higher Monday as investors drew encouragement from data pointing to a brighter outlook on the global economy.

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All three major equity averages are now up three days in a row, and the blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average notched its largest one-day point and percentage gain since Feb. 15, 2019.

Shares surged Monday in Europe and Asia after the release over the weekend of encouraging manufacturing data in China that suggest government stimulus may be gaining traction.

Shares surged Monday in Asia following a bullish end to last week on Wall Street, where the benchmark S & P 500 logged its biggest quarterly gain in nearly a decade.

It's been a fabulous start to the year for investors — as long as you ignore all those simmering worries about a possible recession.

Lyft had little trouble getting investors to hop on board its increasingly popular ride-hailing service, as its initial public offering fetched a $72 per-share price that exceeded even its own expectations.

___ Lyft's shares soar as investors bet on ride-hailing future Lyft's shares soared as the company went public Friday, giving investors their first chance to bet on the future of the ride-hailing industry.

Stocks closed higher on Wall Street Friday as the market ended the first quarter with its biggest quarterly gain in a decade.

Stocks moved broadly higher on Wall Street in early trading Friday, extending gains from a day earlier.

NYU Marketing Professor Scott Galloway on his concerns about investing in Lyft for the long term.

The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 9:35 a.m.

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Winning the race to become first public ride-hailing service, Lyft shares soar 21 percent in Nasdaq debut.

Mainland Chinese markets led Asian indexes higher on Friday, as the U.S. and China kicked off a fresh round of trade talks in Beijing.

Stocks ended the week, month and quarter on a positive note.

So far in 2019, with the market gaining upside momentum, health care has become the worst performing sector. But we see some bright spots.