Stocks rally as feds act

Courtesy CNN Money  Fri, 09/19/2008 - 8:59am

Stocks spiked Friday morning, briefly sending the Dow up almost 450 points, as the government's actions to help rescue banks from toxic mortgage debt reassured investors at the end of a gut-churning week on Wall Street.



 

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