Upgrades and Earnings Sparked These Dow Stocks

Ben Bernanke kicked markets out of an early morning decline during testimony to the Senate Banking Committee. On the Dow itself, earnings and upgrades sent a handful of stocks higher. Watch and find out why these stocks were the index's top performers.

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