Stocks edge higher as investors digest earnings from Facebook, look ahead to jobs report

Wall Street is seeing green. Stock futures are pointing to gains at the open after the Federal Reserve said it expects a recent slowdown in the US economy to only be temporary…. And left the door open to a June hike.

Here are some of the other stories the Yahoo Finance team is covering for you today.

Apple’s new manufacturing fund
Apple (AAPL) has more than $256 billion in cash and Wednesday CEO Tim Cook said he plans to use $1 billion of that to invest in a fund to boost American manufacturing jobs. Will this please Donald Trump, who has criticized Apple for making most of its products in China?

3 Leading Contenders to replace Warren Buffett
The head of Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A) has no immediate plans to retire, but investors still wonder who will take his place. These three men—Greg Abel, Matt Rose and Ajit Jain—are three leading contenders. We tell you who they are.

Fidget Spinners are the latest kid craze
It’s called the fidget spinner—a toy meant to help students with attention deficit issues. They retail from $2 and up… and it didn’t take long for major sports companies to jump on the bandwagon.

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