Stocks capped a rocky week with a rally Friday as investors breathed a collective sigh of relief after Fed Chairman Bernanke said the Fed was willing to do what it takes to stabilize the recovery.

On Wall Street, a Jump on Bonuses Some financial-services firms are considering paying year-end bonuses this year rather than in 2011, as the specter of higher taxes looms.

The Business Insider
US Stock Market: The Hindenburg Omen Seems To Be Getting A Little Too Much Hype
Daily Markets
There is a 30 percent probability that a stock market crash - the big one - will occur after we get a confirmed (more than one in a cluster) Hindenburg Omen ...
The Hindenburg Omen - zzzzzistockAnalyst.com (press release)
Low-End Consumer Stocks to Savor: Q&ATheStreet.com

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Moneycontrol.com
Bankers Told Recovery May Be Slow
New York Times
... worldwide economic contractions that followed the 1929 stock market crash, the 1973 oil shock and the 2007 implosion of the subprime mortgage market. ...
American economy may experience painfully slow growth and high unemployment ...FinFacts Ireland
Economists predict slow economic recoveryThe Hill (blog)
Scholars: Lackluster recovery is par for the post-crisis courseWashington Post (blog)
American Enterprise Institute
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Despite increasing talk of ominous market indicators, stocks are more likely to rally. Plus, a few pair trades.

Intel Investors Whipsawed by Forecast, Canceled Trades
Bloomberg
s handling of its sales estimate yesterday and the trading that followed in the stock market left some investors frustrated. Intel, which is buying McAfee ...

Bebe Stores Notches Gain; Russell Jumps Small-capitalization stocks jumped Friday, led by a surge in the energy sector as the stocks most closely tied to economic growth got a lift from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke s remarks.

DuPont, Alcoa Rally the DJIA Stocks climbed Friday, with DuPont, Alcoa and Caterpillar leading broad gains, but lost ground on the week. H-P was the Dow s lone decliner.