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Nasdaq ends 2.1% higher as stocks bounce back from January fall
Stocks ended with sharp gains Wednesday, extending a bounce from a January stumble as investors digested a steady stream of corporate earnings and awaited the release of the January consumer price index. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended around 305 points higher, up 0.9%, near 35,769, according to preliminary figures The S&P 500 rose around 66 points, or 1.5%, to finish near 4,587, while the Nasdaq Composite led the way higher, rising 2.1% to close near 14,490. Economic data will be in focu
