In this Aug. 29, 2011 photo, traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Stocks advanced for the second day running Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011, amid hopes that global policymakers will enact more measures to shore up ailing economic growth.(AP Photo/Richard Drew)AP – Stocks closed sharply lower Thursday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke offered no specific plans to prop up the economy.


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The Dow Jones industrial average gained 275.56 points, or 2.47 percent, to 11,414.86. REUTERS/GraphicReuters – Stocks closed sharply lower on Thursday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke gave no indications of new stimulus measures to boost the flagging economy in a keenly awaited speech.


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Craig Drimal (R) and an unidentified woman leave the Manhattan Federal Court house, after he was released on bail for his involvement in an alleged insider-trading ring, in New York in this November 5, 2009 file photo. Drimal, a former trader at the Galleon Group hedge fund was sentenced on August 31, 2011 to five-and-a-half years in prison, a term the judge said should serve as a warning to Wall Street that insider trading was a serious crime.    REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File  (UNITED STATES BUSINESS CRIME LAW)AP – Asian stocks climbed Thursday following gains on Wall Street that were driven by positive manufacturing data and hopes that the Federal Reserve may to unveil another round of stimulus.


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The Dow Jones industrial average was up 254.71 points, or 2.26 percent, at 11,539.25. REUTERS/GraphicReuters – Stocks rose for a third straight day on Tuesday in a volatile session, after minutes from the latest Federal Reserve meeting boosted expectations the U.S. central bank will act again to stimulate the economy.


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A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Friday, Aug. 26, 2011 in New York. (AP Photo/Jin Lee)AP – World stock markets rose on Monday, heartened by Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke’s call on the U.S. government to help the economy and his refusal to rule out more monetary stimulus by the central bank.


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The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 170.89 points, or 1.51 percent, to 11,149.82. REUTERS/GraphicReuters – Wall Street posted its first weekly gain in more than a month as Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke raised hopes for more stimulus for the economy at the U.S. central bank’s September meeting.


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In this Aug. 25, 2011 photo, David McHugh, center, works with fellow traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. World stock markets were unsteady on Friday, Aug. 26, 2011, as jittery investors waited to see whether Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke would promise new steps to help the U.S. economy ward off another recession. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)AP – Stocks are falling in morning trading after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke offered no new steps to stimulate the U.S. economy.


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The Dow Jones industrial average slid 54.49 points, or 0.44 percent, to 12,437.12 at the close. REUTERS/GraphicReuters – Stocks fell on Thursday as Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke backed off hints additional near-term stimulus could be on the way, removing a possible catalyst from a market already facing plenty of obstacles.


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