US stocks edge higher as gold jumps

By Jeremy Herron and Dani Burger
Updated May 7 2016 - 11:13am, first published 9:07am

US stocks staged a comeback on Friday afternoon to close higher as resource producers rallied with prices for metals from gold to copper. Treasuries fell as a slowdown in jobs growth coupled with accelerating wage gains did little to alter views on the timing for higher interest rates.

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