March 13, 2009 5:04 AM ET
Major indexes are up about 10% after 3 days of gains. S&P cuts GE's credit rating but says its outlook is stable. Bernard Madoff pleads guilty to 11 fraud charges. Retail stocks rally on not-so-bad February sales. Genentech will sell out to Roche for $46.8 billion. Slide show: Madoff's all-star victims. |
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Financial news centerMadoff pleads guilty, is jailed for $65 billion fraudBernard Madoff pleaded guilty on Thursday to orchestrating the biggest investment fraud in Wall Street history and was jailed to await a sentence that could keep him in prison for the rest of his life. 3/12/2009 7:12 PM
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[BRIEFING.COM] Following a sluggish start, stocks put together an impressive performance in which the S&P 500 advanced more than 4%, providing participants with a solid follow through from Tuesday's 6.4% rebound. This session's positive...more... Sponsored by: advertisementadvertisement |
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