Tech earnings help stocks end week with solid gain — A big earnings miss from Caterpillar Friday wasn't enough to derail a rally that pushed the stock market up 2 percent for the week. Obama to speak on debt ceiling developments WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is set to address reporters Friday evening, and a Democratic official says House Speaker John Boehner called Obama and said he was walking away from the talks. washingtonnationlatin americaworld video from the chronicle hearst reports News from other Hearst Web sites |
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