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Underperforming money managers are losing their most reliable scapegoat.

A surge in hiring last month boosted stock prices Friday, with the technology sector hitting an 11-year high as the data boosted hopes the world's largest economy has turned a corner.

January has turned out strong for equities with just two trading days to go. If you're afraid to miss the ride, there's still time to jump in.

You just might want to wear a neck brace.

The U.S. stock market held up remarkably well in 2011 considering what was thrown at it.

Stocks kicked off 2012 with a sharp rally on Tuesday after data showed U.S. manufacturing activity and construction spending picked up, signaling the recovery was gaining steam.

Get ready. The last trading week of the year will be a test for stocks to prove whether they have the strength to carry a rally into next year.

The good news is that Wall Street experts think stock prices will rise more than 10 percent next year. The bad news is that they expected big gains in 2011 and got nearly zero instead.

In a year when American companies piled up record amounts of cash, the worst stocks were the savers and the best gave the money back to investors with dividends and buybacks.

U.S. stocks closed higher Thursday, as signs of strength in the economy and higher-than-expected profit at FedEx outweighed an IMF warning about inaction over Europe's debt crisis.

Stocks tumbled Monday, as investors seemed to lose confidence that the eurozone latest plan to stem its debt issues would work.