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Message in a bottle. Stocks had a wild day yesterday, giving up early gains in a mixed close as tech shares continue to suffer. The Fed says rates will remain lower for longer but calls out lawmakers as a necessary component on the road to economic recovery.

Caffeine needed. Stocks posted a moderate rise yesterday as investors lacked the conviction to sustain an early-day rally. Technology rose to the occasion helping to prevent further losses for the indexes.

The hunger. Investors were hungry for something to spur equities and they got it yesterday in the form of big deals and positive vaccine trial news. Stocks ran up out of the gate with all sectors participating in the rally.

Road less traveled. Stocks had another bumpy session on Friday as investors continued to shed tech shares, holding down the indexes. Despite a late session pop for the S&P and the Dow, the major indexes all ended the week in the red.

Sleeping on the job. Stocks experienced more turbulence in yesterday’s session as lawmakers failed, once again, to advance a much-needed fiscal stimulus package. An early session rally was extinguished by mounting anxiety over fiscal policy and a reminder that a vaccine may not come as fast as...

Switchback. Stocks rebounded yesterday led by technology shares… the same ones that led markets down a day earlier. Investors used the recent selloff as a buying opportunity, ignoring setback news on the vaccine front.