After yesterday's big rally, markets are mixed on relatively light volatility heading into the afternoon. Two of the three major indexes have held on to their gains and all appear poised to finish the week in positive territory.
After the Dow Jones Industrial Average's
What do investors have to thank for the support? Continued and increasing confidence of a Greek debt deal getting finalized and improvement in the U.S. economy, as seen in yesterday's positive housing and unemployment data. Furthermore, Congress doesn't appear determined to sabotage a recovery and in a show of bipartisanship passed an extension of the payroll tax cuts and jobless benefits through 2012.
Several other high-profile movers today include popular biotech Cell Therapeutics
On the other hand, Pixuvri is not a first-line treatment, so although competitor Spectrum Pharmaceuticals
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