Bull or Bear? Vote in Our Poll

The stock market on Friday shook off news of a nearly 10% unemployment rate by finishing solidly higher as the Labor Day weekend approached.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished up 96.66 points, or 1%, at 9441.27, while the S&P 500 moved up 13.16 points, or 1.3%, to 1016.40. The Nasdaq Composite advanced 35.58 points, or 1.8%, to 2018.78.

However, for the week, the Dow lost 1%, the S&P 500 gave up 1.2%, and the Nasdaq dropped 0.5%. The stock market will be closed on Monday for Labor Day.

Where do you think the market is headed next week? Vote in our poll below.

1 What would best describe your stance heading into the coming week of trading? Bullish Bearish Neutral 2 Which of these sectors do you think is set to move up in the coming week? --Choose One--Aerospace and DefenseAirlinesAutomobilesBeverages and Food ProductsBiotechnologyCommercial BanksComputers and PeripheralsConsumer NondurablesEnergy Equipment & ServicesHMOs and HospitalsHomebuildingInsuranceIntegrated OilInternet, Software ServicesInvestment Bankers and BrokersMediaMultiline RetailPharmaceuticalsPrecious MetalsSemis, Semi EquipmentTelecom EquipmentTobacco and AlcoholWireless CommunicationsUtilities 3 Which of these sectors do you think is set to move down in the coming week? --Choose One--Aerospace and DefenseAirlinesAutomobilesBeverages and Food ProductsBiotechnologyCommercial BanksComputers and PeripheralsConsumer NondurablesEnergy Equipment & ServicesHMOs and HospitalsHomebuildingInsuranceIntegrated OilInternet, Software ServicesInvestment Bankers and BrokersMediaMultiline RetailPharmaceuticalsPrecious MetalsSemis, Semi EquipmentTelecom EquipmentTobacco and AlcoholWireless CommunicationsUtilities View the results without voting