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DOW 8375.45 200.72 +2.46% NASDAQ 1558.34 53.44 +3.55% S&P 874.09 28.38 +3.36%   Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2009   WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW     Fed Will Keep Rates Low, Money Flowing to Banks The Federal Reserve, acknowledging the economy has continued to deteriorate, signaled Wednesday that it will keep using unconventional tools to cushion the fallout, including keeping a key interest rate at a record low for quite "some time."read more     Obama's Stimulus Package Is Poised To Clear House Moving with remarkable speed, the Democratic-controlled House lined up eagerly Wednesday to approve $819 billion in spending increases and tax cuts at the heart of President Barack Obama's economic recovery program...read more     Geithner: Financial Recovery Plan to Be Ready Soon US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Wednesday the Obama administration was working on a plan to repair the battered financial system and boost recovery that should be ready fairly soon...read more     TODAY'S TOP 5 VIDEOS     1. Bond Gurus, Fed Up? Bill Gross, Pimco, and Ken Volpert, of Vanguard, discuss the Fed's latest actions.     2. Obama Pitches CEOs Hours ahead of a key vote on his stimulus plan today on Capitol Hill, President Obama is making a big pitch for his plan with some of the nation's biggest CEOs. CNBC's John Harwood has the details.     3. Soros Speaks Stimulus Discussing an outlook on the economy and the financial slowdown, with George Soros, Soros Fund Management chairman & CNBC's Maria Bartiromo.     4. PE's Changes & Challenges Blackstone Group chairman and CEO Stephen Schwarzman discusses the changing culture and the challenges in the private equity sector.     5. Stop Trading: Plan Your Strategy Ken Heebner, of Capital Growth Management, and Mad Money's Jim Cramer help investors plan their strategies in this market environment.     Click here to view all of today's top videos on CNBC.com     CNBC.com BLOG OF THE DAY     The Billy Mays Economic Indicator How can you tell where the economy is headed next? Just take a look at what infomercial king Billy Mays is selling right now. See All CNBC.com Blogs   Watch CNBC live on your desktop. Click here to find out how.   NEWS MARKETS EARNINGS INVESTING VIDEO CNBC TV CNBC PLUS

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