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. AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 month ago

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.

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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 trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, October 14, 2009. The Dow industrials pierced the 10,000 level on Wednesday for the first time in a year on surprisingly robust company results and better-than-expected retail sales.
  10. A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, October 14, 2009. The Dow industrials pierced the 10,000 level on Wednesday for the first time in a year on surprisingly robust company results and better-than-expected retail sales.
  11. Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, October 14, 2009. The Dow Jones industrial average briefly climbed above the psychologically important 10,000 level on Wednesday as U.S. stocks advanced on strong quarterly profits.
  12. A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, October 14, 2009. The Dow Jones industrials neared the 10,000 milestone on Wednesday for the first time in a year as robust results from JPMorgan Chase & Co and Intel Corp boosted the outlook for earnings.
  13. A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, October 14, 2009. The Dow Jones industrials neared the 10,000 milestone on Wednesday for the first time in a year as robust results from JPMorgan Chase & Co and Intel Corp boosted the outlook for earnings.
  14. A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange October 14, 2009. The Dow Jones industrials neared the 10,000 milestone on Wednesday for the first time in a year as robust results from JPMorgan Chase & Co and Intel Corp boosted the outlook for earnings.
  15. Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, October 14, 2009. The Dow Jones industrials neared the 10,000 milestone on Wednesday for the first time in a year as robust results from JPMorgan Chase & Co and Intel Corp boosted the outlook for earnings.
  16. A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, October 14, 2009. The Dow Jones industrials neared the 10,000 milestone on Wednesday for the first time in a year as robust results from JPMorgan Chase & Co and Intel Corp boosted the outlook for earnings.

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  1. Visitors take a close look at an artwork by German artist Arne Felix Magold during an exhibition in Hamburg November 27, 2009. The work is made up of 612 slices of toasted bread and placed with the aid of a computer program by the artist.
  2. EGREMONT, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 27: The coffin of PC Bill Barker is taken from St Mary and St Michael's Church on November 27, 2009 in Egremont, England. PC Bill Barker perished after going to the aid of a member of the public on Northside Bridge in Workington whereupon the bridge collapsed due to severe flooding.
  3. Spain's Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero speaks to reporters during a meeting with Latvia's Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis at the Moncloa Palace in Madrid November 27, 2009.
  4. FORT WORTH, TX - NOVEMBER 27: Shopper Trey Hoffman tries to get some rest while waiting in line for the 5 a.m. opening of a Target store on November 27, 2009 in Fort Worth, Texas. Many shoppers waited in line for hours for the chance to snatch up limited quantity specials that the store was offering. According to the National Retail Federation, a trade organization, as many as 134 million people, 4.7% more than last year, will shop over the next three days.
  5. A police officer reacts after the funeral of PC Bill Barker at St Mary and St Michael church in Egremont, northern England, November 27, 2009. Barker was killed after being swept away when a bridge in Workington collapsed during floods on Friday, November 20, 2009.
  6. EGREMONT, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 27: The coffin of PC Bill Barker is taken into St Mary and St Michael's Church on November 27, 2009 in Egremont, England. PC Bill Barker perished after going to the aid of a member of the public on Northside Bridge in Workington whereupon the bridge collapsed due to severe flooding.
  7. Villagers have lunch at the front of their house inundated by flood water in the village of Patia in Pandeglang, Banten province November 27, 2009. Indonesia has entered its rainy season although some regions in the vast archipelago still suffer from drought.
  8. CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - NOVEMBER 27: Space Shuttle Atlantis prepares to touch down on the shuttle landing facility at Kennedy Space Center November 27, 2009 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The astronauts completed an 11 day mission to the International Space Station.
  9. PERUGIA, ITALY - NOVEMBER 27: Raffaele Sollecito, who is accused of murdering British student Meredith Kercher, attends the civil parties summing up during her murder trial at the Perugia courthouse on November 27, 2009 in Perugia, Italy. Amanda Knox and her former Italian boyfriend Sollecito are charged with murdering British student Meredith Kercher on November 1, 2007 in Italy.
  10. PERTH, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 27: Mitch Marsh of the Warriors drives the ball during day one of the Sheffield Shield match between the Western Australian Warriors and the New South Wales Blues at WACA on November 27, 2009 in Perth, Australia.
  11. Aslam Chakasmi, 7, poses for a photo in front of his home in a poor neighborhood in Islamabad, Pakistan, Friday, Nov. 27, 2009.
  12. An Iraqi woman reacts, at the grave of her relative, who is buried at a cemetery during the first day of Eid al-Adha in Najaf, 160 kilometers (100 miles) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Nov. 27, 2009. Muslims around the world started the celebrations of Eid al-Adha on Friday, a Muslim feast of sacrifice to commemorate the prophet Abraham's offering of his son to god.
  13. Sofi Fakar, 60, shop owner, poses for a photo in a poor neighborhood in Islamabad, Pakistan, Friday, Nov. 27, 2009.
  14. With the background of Jumairah Island towers, people practice golf in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Friday, Nov.27, 2009. Investors recoiled from risky assets on Friday and dumped shares in Asian banks and builders, fearing a Dubai debt default could reignite the financial turmoil of the credit crisis.
  15. England's Stuart Broad, left, celebrates with team mates after taking the wicket of South African Hashim Amla, unseen, during the One Day International game against England in Cape Town, South Africa, Friday, Nov. 27, 2009.
  16. England Stuart Broad, right back, celebrates after taking the wicket of South African Hashim Amla, unseen, during the One Day International game against England in Cape Town, South Africa, Friday, Nov. 27, 2009.