This Rally May Be the Real Deal

Positive indicators, better policy, historical benchmarks; the time is right for a bottom

By Clay Dillow, Newser Staff

Posted Mar 26, 2009 9:07 AM CDT

(Newser) – The tentative rally on Wall Street is reason enough for one economist to feel hopeful: "I’m ready to take another shot at calling the bottom," writes Michael Mandel in BusinessWeek. Since (apparently) bottoming out March 9, stocks have risen 20%, and the... Read full story »

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