aside 3 Feb

Stock futures get boost from strong jobs report (AP)

In this Feb. 2, 2012 photo, trader Luigi Muccitelli, left, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Optimism over upcoming U.S. jobs figures helped stocks and the euro to rally on Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, despite further evidence that the 17-nation eurozone is heading for recession. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)AP – U.S. stock futures jumped after a report on January employment showed the biggest growth in jobs in nine months and an unemployment rate that dropped to 8.2 percent.