And did you hear about Apple earnings?

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STOCKS SURGE AND THE FED SEES LOW INTEREST RATES FOR YEARS: Here’s What You Need To Know

Shares of life science companies rose Wednesday after Swiss drugmaker Roche made a hostile offer to buy Illumina Inc.

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Sector Wrap: Life science stocks jump on Roche bid

Here’s everything you need to know about today’s trading action…

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Market Recap: Stocks Rally as Fed Extends Record-Low Interest Rates

NEW HIGH: The Dow Jones industrial average closed at its highest level since May after the Federal Reserve said it would likely keep interest rates near zero until late 2014. It previously had promised …

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Summary Box: Stocks rise on Fed’s low rates pledge

After a weak opening, stocks rallied after Fed Chief Ben Bernanke said the Fed does not plan to increase interest rates until late 2014.

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Fed Move Great for High-Yield Stocks

Stellar earnings from Apple and a pledge from the Fed to keep interest rates low until 2014 were enough to spark a broad-based rally on Wall Street today.

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Daily ETF Roundup: GDX Soars On Inflation Concerns, VXX Drops On Fed Decision

The 96 point gain in the Dow is a bit misleading.

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RALLY HALTS AS GREECE GETS WORSE: Here’s What You Need To Know

EARNINGS: IBM and Microsoft drove the Dow Jones industrial average higher Friday after the tech giants reported stronger earnings than analysts expected.TECH-POWERED: Microsoft rose 6 percent and IBM rose …

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Summary Box: IBM and Microsoft power Dow’s rise

Today marks the end of a major earnings week with stocks managing to finish out the day relatively flat. The S&P 500 finished up by less than a point, while the Dow tacked on 96 points for the session

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Daily ETF Roundup: UNG Jumps On Cold Weather, XHB Falls Despite Upbeat Housing Data

The stock market has had an impressive January. The staid companies that make up the Dow Jones industrial average have gained 4 percent in three weeks, and the broader market has done even better.But the …

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