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Dow Up 485 in Recovery Rally

But indices see big losses for September

By Nick McMaster, Newser Staff

Posted Sep 30, 2008 3:37 PM CDT

(Newser) – Stocks surged toward the end of today’s session to recover much of yesterday’s losses, but still finished September down, the Wall Street Journal reports. The markets rallied on confidence that lawmakers would reach agreement on a bailout plan by week’s end, with... Read full story »

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