Wary investors shift focus to jobs

 The economy and jobs will be front and center this week — whether investors like it or not. The agenda is heavy on economic reports and culminates with the release on Friday of the government’s monthly jobs report. 3920Print CNNMoney’s survey of economists forecasts that the U.S. economy created…

Stocks finish April sharply higher

U.S. stocks finish April sharply higher

Stocks posted gains Friday to act their top period this assemblage, as investors got a friendship encouragement from sound earnings out of Caterpillar. “The market feels a little on the high side, but these good earnings figures are keeping stocks slowly moving higher,” said Frank Davis, director of sales and…