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Stocks rallied yesterday after dip buyers swooped in to pick up some of their favorites on sale. Japan has unexpectedly slipped into a recession… and so has the UK leaving traders wondering who’s next.

There was nothing fat about Tuesday’s market action as screens were painted red to usher in today’s St. Valentine’s Day holiday. People on the street are wondering whether inflation will ever go away… people on Wall Street, that is.

Stocks had a mixed close yesterday as traders with Super Bowl hangover fought their way through a volatile session. Nothing doing meant speculating on today’s big inflation number.

Stocks rallied on Friday with the S&P500 finishing above a key technical level. Traders’ obsessions took over the session – they were satisfied.

Stocks rallied yesterday with nothing to constrain the bulls from crashing new gates. Earnings in the US on track to outpace overseas rivals leaves traders wondering if TINA (there is no alternative) will return.

Stocks surged for a second straight session hurdling the S&P to another new high. The Fed is cautiously optimistic, which doesn’t hurt stocks.