A man looks up at the Dow Jones news zipper in New York's Times Square, Thursday, April 9, 2009. The Dow Jones industrial average jumped nearly 250 points and major market indexes logged their fifth straight week of gains. AP Photo logo AP Photo 8 months ago

A man looks up at the Dow Jones news zipper in New York's Times Square, Thursday, April 9, 2009. The Dow Jones industrial average jumped nearly 250 points and major market indexes logged their fifth straight week of gains.

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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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