For one day, the market looked like the 90-pound weakling that took a shot of steroids. The Dow ballooned to its second-largest one-day increase ever by gaining 889.35, or 10.88%, to 9,065.12, and the Nasdaq jumped 143.57, or 9.53%, to
1,649.47 following expectations that policymakers will cut short-term
interest rates. Meanwhile, dealmakers were also giddy on prospects of a rate decrease as a few transactions came to fruition.
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CenturyTel Inc. jumped 8.55% as it agreed to acquire Embarq Corp. on Monday in a $11.6 billion deal. Fitch Ratings gave its seal of approval Tuesday on the deal, affirming CenturyTel's and Embarq's issuer credit ratings at BBB-.
Meanwhile, battered REIT General Growth Properties jumped more than 72% following Monday's news that it would make plans to unload some of its Las Vegas properties.
Lastly, insurers jumped, with MetLife Inc. gaining 15.5%, Prudential Financial Inc. 13% and CNA Financial Corp. 14%, because they are in discussions with the U.S. government for receiving a capital infusion. - Gerald Magpily
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