The unemployment picture painted by today’s jobs report headlines is much rosier than reality. Still, they were enough to provide a serious pop for stocks

The Toronto stock market closed slightly higher Wednesday as the market benefited from higher commodity prices, but was held back by financials after Royal Bank delivered an earnings report that disappointed investors.

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The Canadian Press The Toronto stock market closed slightly higher Wednesday as the market benefited from higher commodity prices, but was held back by financials after Royal Bank delivered an earnings report that disappointed investors.

March 3, 2010 - ” ConAgra Foods announced today it will close its Garner, N.C., facility in late 2011 and transition the production of the Slim Jim lines manufactured there to the company’s facility in Troy, Ohio.

…work in the survey period.The stabilizing job market was further underscored in a report by outplacement firm Challenger Gray & Christmas that…

…a point to 2,280.68 while the S&P 500 index inched up 0.48 of a point to 1,118.79.

The Toronto stock market was higher Wednesday afternoon as commodity prices improved, but the market was held back by the financial sector after Royal Bank delivered an earnings report that disappointed investors.

Companies planned fewer job cuts in February than in any month since 2006, according to a report by Challenger, Gray & Christmas.

…in 2009, according to the latest Challenger Job Market Index released Tuesday by global outplacement consultancy Challenger, Gray & Christmas…