WHITFIELD: All right, the S&P; 500 rose 10 percent in the first quarter of this year and because it is a broad measure of stocks, it means a lot of 401(k)s went up by just as much. But what goes up must come down, right? Sam Stovall is the chief equity strategist for S&P; Capital IQ. Sam, good to see you. You say there is some history here that can give us clues about where the market could be headed.</s>SAM STOVALL, CHIEF EQUITY STRATEGIST, S&P; CAPITAL IQ: Well, that's right. Happy Easter, Fredricka. And even though A-Rod's contract might be a guarantee, there's no guarantee on Wall Street. But basically history says that if the first quarter is up, that it provides a running start for the rest of the year and instead of getting an average increase of about 6 percent in the final nine months of the year, it ends up being closer to 9 percent. So something at least investors can hope for.</s>WHITFIELD: Wow. We also get the March jobs report this Friday. Predictions are for 195,000 new jobs. Seems like a lot. Is it keeping up with the economy? Is that going to be an impressive number?</s>STOVALL: Well, I think investors are hoping that it will be. Remember, last month we ended up surprising to the up side with more than 260,000 new jobs while most on Wall Street were expecting something closer to 200,000 jobs. So I think investors are crossing their fingers that we do end up with a better than expected number.</s>WHITFIELD: All right, Sam Stovall, thanks so much. Happy Easter.</s>STOVALL: Thanks.</s>WHITFIELD: All right, a Texas county is on edge after a district attorney and his wife were shot to death in their home. We're learning new details about what may have happened inside that home.
500 Posts 10 Percent Gain In First Quarter