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  • Wall Street stocks ended a bullish session sharply higher Wednesday on hopes of continued Federal Reserve stimulus and positive signs about a coronavirus treatment under development. The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished up 2.2 percent at 24,633.86, while the broad-based S&P 500 gained 2.7 percent to 2,939.51. Meanwhile, the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index jumped 3.6 percent to 8,914.71. The heady session came after government data showed the US economy shrank by a whopping 4.8 percent, the biggest decline in 12 years and a harbinger of what are expected to be even worse results in the second quarter. But the market has been cheered by the Fed's muscular response to the crisis, said Art Hogan, chief market strategist at National Securities, and hopes have been raised by the economic comeback in China and other markets that have faced COVID-19 outbreaks. "Investors are sensing that there's an end to it," Hogan said. "The market is looking ahead to the fourth quarter and thinking it's going to be better than the second quarter." The Fed had already unveiled a broad slate of programs, including some for the first time. Chair Jerome Powell said the Fed is "committed to using our full range of tools to support the economy." The market also got a boost from comments from top government scientist Anthony Fauci and Gilead Sciences indicating promising clinical trials of the company's treatment for COVID-19. Remdesivir has a "clear-cut" effect in helping COVID-19 patients recover, Fauci said Wednesday, hailing it as proof that a drug can block the coronavirus. Shares of Gilead jumped 5.7 percent. Google parent Alphabet surged 8.7 percent as the company's results outshone dim earnings expectations. Overall ad revenues for Google rose 10 percent for the quarter even as the pandemic worsened in March. The results lent momentum to Apple, Amazon and other tech giants that are set to report results in the coming days and won big gains Wednesday. Boeing jumped 6.0 percent despite reporting a $641 million loss as the company announced a plan to cut its workforce by 10 percent and expressed confidence it had sufficient liquidity to weather a deep downturn in its business due to coronavirus shutdowns. jmb/cs
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  • Optimism over COVID-19 drug, Fed stimulus boosts Dow 2.2%
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