Stocks finish higher despite dismal economic data
(AP)
<p><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20081204/2008_12_02t073717_288x450_us_financial.jpg?x=83&y=130&q=85&sig=LP7wOtuKNho3ao6gqlUDBQ--" align="left" height="130" width="83" alt="Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, December 1, 2008. (Brendan McDermid/Reuters)" border="0" /> (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/wall_street)AP - Wall Street withstood another stream of bad economic readings Wednesday, closing sharply higher after investors shuttled between pessimism about the recession and hopes that the nation might start seeing relief soon. The major indexes saw big swings throughout the day, but all closed up more than 2 percent, giving the market its second straight advance.</p><br clear="all"/>
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