Wall Street news is displayed on the Dow Jones ticker Thursday, July 30, 2009, in New York's Times Square. Stocks surged Thursday as stronger-than-expected profit reports and a surprise drop in the number of people continuing to seek unemployment benefits handed investors the latest evidence that the economy could be strengthening. AP Photo logo AP Photo 3 months ago

Wall Street news is displayed on the Dow Jones ticker Thursday, July 30, 2009, in New York's Times Square. Stocks surged Thursday as stronger-than-expected profit reports and a surprise drop in the number of people continuing to seek unemployment benefits handed investors the latest evidence that the economy could be strengthening.

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  1. NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 09: A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange before the closing bell November 9, 2009 in New York City. Dow Jones Industrial Average Dow finished up over 200 points to close at its highest mark of the year at 10,226.94.
  2. A specialist works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Friday, Oct. 30, 2009. Major stock indexes tumbled more than 2 percent in late afternoon trading, including the Dow Jones industrials, which gave back all of Thursday's 200-point gain. Banks as well as energy and materials companies posted the biggest losses.
  3. NEW YORK - OCTOBER 14: A trader talks on the phone on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on October 14, 2009 in New York, New York. The Dow Jones industrial average past the 10,000 mark in afternoon trading for the first time in a year. Upbeat earning reports from Intel Corp and JPMorgan Chase & Co. helped give the Dow its final push over the 10,000 mark.
  4. NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 01: A financial professional works in a booth on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange near the end of the trading day September 1, 2009 in New York City. Stocks closed down September 1 as sinking financial shares dragged the Dow Jones average down nearly 200 points.

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  1. NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 09: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange before the closing bell November 9, 2009 in New York City. The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished up over 200 points to close at its highest mark of the year at 10,226.94.
  2. NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 09: A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange before the closing bell November 9, 2009 in New York City. The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished up over 200 points to close at its highest mark of the year at 10,226.94.
  3. NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 09: A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange before the closing bell November 9, 2009 in New York City. Dow Jones Industrial Average Dow finished up over 200 points to close at its highest mark of the year at 10,226.94.
  4. NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 09: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange before the closing bell November 9, 2009 in New York City. The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished up over 200 points to close at its highest mark of the year at 10,226.94.
  5. NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 09: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange before the closing bell November 9, 2009 in New York City. The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished up over 200 points to close at its highest mark of the year at 10,226.94.
  6. NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 09: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange before the closing bell November 9, 2009 in New York City. The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished up over 200 points to close at its highest mark of the year at 10,226.94.
  7. NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 09: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange before the closing bell November 9, 2009 in New York City. The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished up over 200 points to close at its highest mark of the year at 10,226.94.
  8. NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 09: A trader smiles while working on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange before the closing bell November 9, 2009 in New York City. The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished up over 200 points to close at its highest mark of the year at 10,226.94.
  9. A specialist works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Friday, Oct. 30, 2009. Major stock indexes tumbled more than 2 percent in late afternoon trading, including the Dow Jones industrials, which gave back all of Thursday's 200-point gain. Banks as well as energy and materials companies posted the biggest losses.
  10. A board on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange displays the closing number for the Dow Jones Industrial Average, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009. Spooked traders unraveled a stock market rally late Wednesday as worries mounted about banks and a jump in the price of oil.
  11. A board on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange displays the closing number for the Dow Jones Industrial Average, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009. Spooked traders unraveled a stock market rally late Wednesday as worries mounted about banks and a jump in the price of oil.
  12. A board on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shows the closing number for the Dow Jones Industrial Average, Monday Oct. 19, 2009. The stock market stepped to new highs for the year Monday after a handful of earnings reports bolstered hopes that the economy is coming back sooner than many analysts had thought. (AP Photo/Richard Drew.
  13. A trader speaks on a phone at the Stock Exchange in Hong Kong on October 15, 2009. Hong Kong shares ended the morning 0.89 percent higher as dealers were buoyed by news that the Dow Jones index had broken the 10,000-point barrier for the first time in a year.
  14. A trader speaks on a phone at the Stock Exchange in Hong Kong on October 15, 2009. Hong Kong shares ended the morning 0.89 percent higher as dealers were buoyed by news that the Dow Jones index had broken the 10,000-point barrier for the first time in a year.
  15. A trader speaks on a phone at the Stock Exchange in Hong Kong on October 15, 2009. Hong Kong shares ended the morning 0.89 percent higher as dealers were buoyed by news that the Dow Jones index had broken the 10,000-point barrier for the first time in a year.
  16. A trader speaks on a phone at the Stock Exchange in Hong Kong on October 15, 2009. Hong Kong shares ended the morning 0.89 percent higher as dealers were buoyed by news that the Dow Jones index had broken the 10,000-point barrier for the first time in a year.

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