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Stocks Soar On Bernanke Bank Talk
Home Prices Post Biggest Drop in 21 Years
By Prashant Gopal The S&P/Case-Shiller US National Home Price Index plunged 18.2% during the final quarter of 2008, the biggest annual decline in the closely watched index's 21-year history.
Home Depot, Nordstrom, Macy’s Earnings Beat Estimates