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U.S. Stocks Advance on Fed Pledge to Keep Rates Low to Safeguard Recovery U.S. stocks rose, with the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index reaching a 17-month high, as the Federal Reserve said it will leave its main interest rate near zero for an extended period to safeguard the economic recovery.

Investors Buy Stocks as Concern Over Inflation Eases, Merrill Survey Finds Risk appetite rebounded as concern eased that interest rates will have to rise later this year to cool inflation, prompting investors to cut cash holdings and buy equities, a BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research report showed.

Billionaire Zell Sees Gain in Stocks as Economy Improves, Housing Recovers Sam Zell, the billionaire investor who once called himself a grave dancer for profiting from troubled assets, said U.S. stocks are poised to extend the biggest rally since the 1930s as the economy rebounds.

China Fire, General Electric, Intel, Popular, Wyndham: U.S. Equity Movers Shares of the following companies had unusual moves in U.S. trading. Stock symbols are in parentheses. Prices are as of 4 p.m. in New York.

Brazil's Bovespa Stock Index Rises as Metals Advance, PDG Earnings Double Brazil’s Bovespa stock index gained for the first time in four days as rising oil and metals prices boosted commodity producers and PDG Realty SA Empreendimentos e Participacoes reported fourth-quarter earnings almost doubled.

Canada Stocks Advance on Factory Sales, Weaker U.S. Dollar; Barrick Rises Canadian stocks gained, led by raw materials producers and banks, after factory sales rose the most in 14 months in January and commodity prices advanced on demand for a hedge against inflation as the U.S. dollar dropped.

Wal-Mart `Breakout' May Drive Retailer's Shares to $65: Technical Analysis Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world’s largest retailer, may rise about 17 percent after exceeding its January high on surging volume, according to Janney Montgomery Scott LLC technical analyst Dan Wantrobski.

Worst Returns Fail to Make U.S. Telephone Stocks Cheap: Chart of the Day Telephone companies in the U.S. including AT&T Inc. have posted the worst returns during the yearlong rally in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, and their shares are expensive considering their growth prospects.

European Stocks Gain as S&P Confirms Greece's Rating; Barclays, BNP Climb European stocks climbed to an eight-week high as Standard & Poor’s said it is no longer reviewing Greece’s credit rating for possible downgrade.

U.K.'s FTSE 100 Index Climbs as Banks, Mining Shares Advance; RBS Rallies U.K. Stocks climbed, led by a rebound in bank and mining shares, after Standard & Poor’s said it’s no longer reviewing Greece’s credit rating for possible downgrade.

Bulgari, Commerzbank, EADS, Oce, Publicis Groupe: European Equity Preview The following companies’ shares may be active in European trading. Stock symbols are in parentheses and share prices are from the last close.

Buy UniCredit Options After Rally, Sell Intesa's, Newedge Research Says Investors should buy UniCredit SpA options because they are inexpensive and sell Intesa Sanpaolo SpA’s contracts because they are overpriced, Newedge Group said.

Finland, Best-Performing Market in 2010, to Extend Rally, Fondita Says Finland’s Helsinki Stock Exchange General Index, the best-performing developed equity market this year, will extend its gains as Nokia Oyj and Finnish companies closely tied to economic growth keep rising, according to the country’s top-ranked fund.

Most Asian Stocks Rise on Bank of Japan Speculation; Sun Hung Kai Declines Most Asian stocks rose, led by finance and consumer companies, amid speculation the Bank of Japan will take more steps to ease deflation in the world’s second-largest economy.


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