
Benzinga has examined the prospects for many investors' favorite stocks over the past week, here's a look at some of the top stories from this week.
Stocks ended the week on a strong note on Friday after the July jobs numbers came in better than anticipated. All three indexes ended the first week for August in the green. The S&P 500 was up 0.80%, the Nasdaq Composite rose by 2.76%, while the Dow Industrials finished the week 0.15% higher.