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The U.S. unemployment rate crept back up to 9% last week, but some cities are feeling the pain far worse than others.

Two new exchange-traded funds from PowerShares offer interesting twists on that most plain vanilla of ETFs: the S&P 500 index fund.

Tyson

, the world's largest meat company, is satisfying protein-hungry diets outside the U.S. That led to fiscal first-quarter sales jumping 15%, and profit margins widening almost 50%.

Small-cap stocks soared to a record last week even as the economy struggles to find its footing, leaving investors to wonder how to adjust their portfolios as volatility ramps up before the summer doldrums take hold.