Once this damn bill passes, we should expect lots more of this
Stocks mostly recover on reported help for mortgage holders
Update: 4:07 p.m. EST Feb. 12, 2009
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stocks staged a remarkable comeback Thursday to finish the session mildly higher after Reuters reported the Obama administration was working on a plan to help strapped homeowners. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ($INDU:Dow Jones Industrial Average
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Last: 7,932.76-6.77-0.09%
$INDU 7,932.76, -6.77, -0.1%) recovered from a more than 250-point drop to end 6.77 points lower at 7,932.76. The S&P 500 ($SPX:S&P 500 Index
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Last: 835.19+1.45+0.17%
$SPX 835.19, +1.45, +0.2%) gained 1.45 point to 835.19, while the Nasdaq Composite (COMP:Nasdaq Composite Index
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Last: 1,541.71+11.21+0.73%
COMP 1,541.71, +11.21, +0.7%) climbed 11.21 points to 1,541.71.