US stocks surge after moderate jobs growth.

Wall Street surged on Friday after moderate jobs growth in September offered relief from a spate of dismal economic data this week that has rankled markets and fueled concerns that the world's largest economy may be sliding into a recession.

A rally in technology stocks led by Apple Inc also helped lift the benchmark indexes at the end of a rollercoaster week. Still, for a third consecutive week the Dow and SandP 500 lost ground.

The Labor Department's report showed nonfarm payrolls increased by 136,000 last month and the unemployment rate dropped to a 50-year low, but manufacturing payrolls...