Stocks Vaulted Higher by Afternoon Rally

The market traded in a wide band before surging ahead late in the session Friday, a rally that coincided with reports New York Fed leader Tim Geithner is likely to be nominated as the next secretary of the Treasury. Frank Curzio discusses the day in The Real Story (video above).

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