Reuters - The European Central Bank took a small step toward unwinding its extraordinary support for the euro zone economy Thursday, but it forecast a fragile recovery and left much of its cash buffer for banks in place.

AP - The February jobs report to be released Friday is likely to be bleak.

AP - Missouri's unemployment fell slightly in January, but the state also shed 12,800 nonfarm jobs.

AP - Growth in the U.S. service sector accelerated in February to its fastest pace in more than two years, but jobs remained hard to find.