Investors encouraged by a good batch of earnings reports and forecasts jumped back into stocks after a two-day slide.
Stocks posted big gains Thursday as investors snapped up financial shares after several banks said they weren’t seeing as many loans go bad. The market extended its advance in afternoon trading when Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said it expects sales to grow this year and increase at a faster pace next year.
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