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Dow Jones Futures: Stock Market Rally Boosted By Pfizer Covid-19 Vaccine FDA Approval, But Fed Summit Looms

SCOTT LEHTONEN
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Dow Jones Futures: Stock Market Rally Boosted By Pfizer Covid-19 Vaccine FDA Approval, But Fed Summit Looms
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Dow Jones futures were higher Tuesday after the stock market received a boost following full FDA approval of Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine.

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