Fresh off a fourth-straight monthly win on Wall Street, stocks are on the rise as the week winds down.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average is back on the horse today, enjoying a triple-digit gain following yesterday's blunder.

Stocks are rallying on the heels of today's strong jobs report, with nonfarm payrolls rising in line with analysts' expectations.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 215 points this afternoon, as worse-than-expected weekly jobless data and dismal retail earnings reports fuel investor pessimism.