Stock Market Wrap-Up: Coronavirus Checks Send Card Giants Soaring

Wednesday was another good day for the stock market, marking the first time in a while that the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) managed to post significant back-to-back advances. Investors were pleased to see congressional leaders reach an agreement on a $2 trillion stimulus plan, with assistance for both individuals and businesses to try to forestall the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet the Dow and the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) ended with much smaller gains than they'd enjoyed earlier in the day, and the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) actually lost ground.

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