Stocks up on oil, earnings optimism fizzles late
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks soared on Thursday on a sharp drop in oil and several unexpectedly strong earnings reports, but the rally may not hold into Friday, given disappointing results from Google, Microsoft and Merrill Lynch after the bell.
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