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The Week and You: The Upbeat Goes On
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After a couple of bearish days, the bulls regained their footing in the shortened trading week.
There was plenty of action off the trading floor as well, with a major decision by the Federal Accounting Standards Board, a heartening merger in the housing industry, and some impressive earnings projections from Wells Fargo [WFC
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Experts even looked past the "reflation rally" to the recovery of commodities as hedges against inflation.
Courtney Reagan recalls some of their more notable comments and recommendations in this edition of "The Week and You":
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