- Thursday, August 20, 2009, 15:24
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The markets rose for the third consecutive day despite escalating jobless claims. The Dow Jones Industrial average gained 70.89 points to finish at 9,350. The commodities markets were subdued with gold and oil prices finishing relatively flat. Citigroup saw their stock boosted yet again by bullish comments from Jim Cramer.
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- Monday, August 10, 2009, 7:15
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The Dow Jones industrial average finished the week strong, gaining 113 points on Friday to close at 9,370. Better than expected jobs data helped lift the broader market, with the national unemployment rate actually falling slightly to 9.4% in July. Some of the day’s big gainers were retail stocks that got a big lift from Jim Cramer’s comments on Thursday nights Mad Money show.
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