Stocks rise on Dow Chemical deal, Bernanke
(Reuters)
<p><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080709/2008_07_08t113503_450x334_us_markets_stocks.jpg?x=130&y=96&q=85&sig=v6s8hB.CvpH.ED3a28URsg--" align="left" height="96" width="130" alt="Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, July 8, 2008. (Brendan McDermid/Reuters)" border="0" /> (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080710/bs_nm/markets_stocks_dc)Reuters - Stocks rose on Thursday, helped by
optimism about a major deal in the chemicals sector and after
the Federal Reserve chairman said the central bank and the
government are focused on stabilizing the financial system.</p><br clear="all"/>
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