Wall St. stocks surge on bailout expectations

Stocks are surging on Wall St. despite bad employment numbers on hopes that the House will approve a bailout plan today. Markets are also hoping for a cut in interest rates to help jumpstart the economy.

The payroll drop also caused treasury prices to slide downward.

Wall Street Journal

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