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Dow ends best 6 weeks since 1938 on econ hopes

Stocks rose on Friday, with the Dow scoring its biggest six-week gain since July 1938, helped by a reassuring report on the mood of consumers and stabilization in General Electric and Citigroup's quarterly results. 4/17/2009 6:08 PM

• Citigroup results top forecasts 4/17/2009 4:52 PM
• Fannie Mae chief tapped to head U.S. bank rescue 4/17/2009 5:58 PM
• GM readies plans for bankruptcy it hopes to avoid 4/17/2009 3:31 PM
• GE profit drops on finance, NBC but tops forecasts 4/17/2009 2:56 PM

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