Nonfarm Payrolls Surge By 171K, Beating Estimates

The U.S. unemployment rate matches expectations at 7.9 percent, but a job gain of 171,000 far exceeded forecasts. Today's first-day sales of the new iPad Mini see shorter lines than the iPhone release, as critics comment on the inferior screen when compared to its larger sibling. And Google could face another lawsuit from the U.S. government, while the European debt crisis affects people's stomachs.

The U.S. unemployment rate matches expectations at 7.9 percent, but a job gain of 171,000 far exceeded forecasts. Today's first-day sales of the new iPad Mini see shorter lines than the iPhone release, as critics comment on the inferior screen when compared to its larger sibling. And Google could face another lawsuit from the U.S. government, while the European debt crisis affects people's stomachs.

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