As U.S. stocks rallied on the final trading session of 2008, Wednesday with the Dow Jones Industrial Average striking its best last-day-of-the year performance in percent terms since 1974. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 108 points, or 1.25%, to end down 33.8% for the year.
Markets around the world are starting off 2009 in a [...]

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On Monday, U.S. stocks rallied sharply into close, pushing the Dow Jones Industrial Average above 9,000 after signs emerged that the credit markets are thawing and Ben Bernanke said he backs another fiscal stimulus.
The Dow rose 4.7% gaining 413.21 points to 9265 was its fourth best day of the year which of course picked up [...]

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On Friday, US stock indexes declined for a third consecutive day despite having a brief rally in the early session, the Dow Jones Industrial Average wipe out all the 300 point gain, as fears intensified that the $700 billion bank rescue plan won’t unfreeze the credit markets.
The House approved the financial rescue plan by a [...]

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