Stocks cheer Fed news

Courtesy CNN Money  Tue, 03/11/2008 - 11:25am

Stocks rose Tuesday afternoon after the Federal Reserve said it would loan up to $200 billion to banks and lenders as a means of loosening up tight credit markets.



 

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