Lately, the stock market hasn't seemed to make a whole lot of sense. With economic pressures facing regions around the world, you'd think bears would be ruling the day. But market participants are on the lookout for bailouts from various governments, and today, a report saying central banks were ready to take coordinated action after this weekend's Greek elections triggered huge buying from those hopeful for yet another dose of liquidity. By the close, the Dow Jones Industrials
The big rally pulled up 28 of the Dow's 30 stocks. Left behind was Boeing
The other loser was American Express
Outside the Dow, Nokia
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