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Dow11,715.18+212.67+1.85%
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Nasdaq2,411.64+29.18+1.22%
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S&P 5001,300.68+19.02+1.48%
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10 Yr Bond(%)3.7950%+0.0230
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Stocks Soar on GDP, Jobs, Oil- AP

Wall Street barreled higher Thursday after a better-than-expected reading on the gross domestic product and a drop in jobless claims gave investors some reassurance that the economy is holding up. The Dow Jones industrial average jumped more than 200 points.

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