23. The Nasdaq composite rose 0.4 percent to 3,258.93. In addition to positive jobs data, record corporate profits and reassurances from Federal Reserve officials that they plan to keep interests rates at historically low levels have also helped push stocks higher. Benchmark oil for April delivery was up 15 cents to $93.18 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract rose 51 cents to close at $93.03 per barrel on the Nymex on Thursday. In currencies, the euro rose to $1.3013 from $1.3000 late Thursday in New York. The dollar rose to 96.05 yen from 96.02 yen,toms shoes online. ___ Follow Pamela Sampson on Twitter at http://twitter.com/pamelasampson Copyright 2013 The Associated Press,cheapest toms shoes. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. An insider's guide to politics and policy, available on the iPad or as a PDF download.
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By MARTIN CRUTSINGER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew said Thursday that he is optimistic that President Barack Obama will be able to reach an agreement with Republicans in Congress to break a budget impasse that's triggered across-the-board government spending cuts. Lew said Obama has been "deeply engaged over the past week in trying to open the door for conversations" with lawmakers in the search for a "sensible center." Lew, who served as budget director for Obama and also in the Clinton administration, said he expected to be "very much involved in the conversations." "I think there is a broad understanding of the size of the problem," Lew said,cheap toms shoes sale. "There's even a broad understanding of what an ultimate solution probably looks like, but we need to figure out the path to get from here to there." Lew spoke to reporters after touring a Siemens AG manufacturing plant outside Atlanta. It was his first trip since being sworn in as Treasury secretary last month. Asked in an interview with CNBC whether he thought an agreement could end the automatic budget cuts that took effect March 1, Lew said it was too early to say what the agreement might entail. But he said all agree that the government cuts, which will reduce spending by $1.2 trillion over a decade, pose a threat to the economy. "I think there are better alternatives, and we have a little bit of time," Lew said. "The conversation is engaged now, and I hope over the coming weeks and months that we can work through this problem." Obama traveled to Capitol Hill this week to Related articles:

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