May 4th, 2009 - Bloomberg

May 4 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stocks rose, erasing the Standard& Poor’s 500 Index’s 2009 loss, after home sales beat estimatesand manufacturing in China increased for the first time in ninemonths, boosting confidence the global recession is easing.
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