2 Huge Dow Winners This Week That Will Keep Running

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The Dow Jones Industrial Average handsomely rewarded investors this week, closing up more than 2% after the Fed loaded their QEIII bazooka with more cash to fire at the economy. The Fed will be buying $40 billion in mortgage-backed securities each month of an undetermined period until the unemployment situation improves.

There were a few stocks that soared in excess of the Dow's 2% gain though. Bank of America , Alcoa , and Caterpillar all had impressive weekly performances, closing up over 8.5%, 8.1%, and 5.6%, respectively.

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