It flirted with us all week by rising above and finishing below, but finally The Dow Jones Industrial Average has closed a day of trading above 13,000.
If you're not a sports person, but you want to make some money off this weekend's Super Bowl, why not bet on whether or not Kelly Clarkson will bare her stomach while singing the National Anthem.
A string of bad economic news left the markets headed toward their worst quarter
At its close on Friday the Dow ended up 126 points
Early trading was up ahead of Fed announcement
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