When the stock market needs a boost, it turns to the Federal Reserve for guidance. Today it heard exactly what it wanted to hear, as Fed chairman Ben Bernanke said that even an improving unemployment rate wouldn't necessarily force the central bank to clamp down on its monetary policy. As of around 1:45 p.m. EDT, the Dow Jones Industrials
Nearly all of the Dow's components were higher today. General Electric
Disney
But Verizon
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