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The Boston Globe

Business

US stocks rise slightly after weak jobs report

The market followed one of its most exciting days of the year with a rather dull one Friday. Indexes barely rose following a weak jobs ­report, which increased hopes that the Fed would act this week to support the economy. The gains, while meager, kept major market indexes at their highest levels in more than four years.