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DOW 8228.1 279.01 +3.51% NASDAQ 1507.08 66.21 +4.6% S&P 840.24 35.02 +4.35%   Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2009   WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW     Dow Gains 3.5% as Bank Stocks Bounce Back Stocks clawed their way back from a midday rout as banks surged and investors relaxed after Congress stopped grilling Tim Geithner and the hearing for his nomination as Treasury Secretary ended....read more     Geithner: Patience Needed For Fixing the US Economy Treasury Secretary-designate Timothy Geithner warned Wednesday against rushing out incomplete plans to fix the U.S. economy, saying that could add to financial market uncertainty...read more     Apple Earnings Blow Past Forecasts; Shares Surge Apple surprised Wall Street with a slight earnings uptick that easily beat expectations....read more     TODAY'S TOP 5 VIDEOS     1. Obama's First Day President Barack Obama discusses executive decisions to be made and the road ahead in his Presidency     2. Geithner States His Case Timothy Geithner makes a statement in consideration of his nomination to be Treasury Secretary     3.Bunning Goes After Geithner Sen. Jim Bunning, R-KY expresses his displeasure over Treasury Secretary designate Timothy Geithner's role in the financial bailout     4.Trichet Interview European interest rates have not necessarily bottomed at 2%, European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet told CNBC Wednesday. "We have a very important rendezvous in March," he said.     5. Stop Trading, Listen to Cramer! Mad Money's Jim Cramer shares his stock picks and pans with CNBC's Erin Burnett     Click here to view all of today's top videos on CNBC.com     CNBC.com BLOG OF THE DAY     Fails And Bails AND The Funny Business Website Of The Week As I watch the GRIPPING hearing on Capitol Hill today as Tim Geithner apologizes for his careless, but unintentional, mistakes in not paying his taxes (I'm gonna run that one by the IRS myself next time), I have found a more amusing way to while away the day: The Fail Blog. 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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