Wall Street stormed back from last week’s devastating losses today, sending the Dow Jones industrials soaring a nearly inconceivable 936 points after major governments’ plans to support the global banking system reassured distraught investors. All the major indexes rose more than 11%.

Stocks tumbled today after fresh worries about the stability of Lehman Brothers Holdings touched off renewed jitters about the overall financial sector.

Wall Street extended its big advance today as investors applauded a new agreement that will give Bear Stearns shareholders five times the payout that was set in a JP Morgan Chase buyout deal a week ago.

US stocks finished mixed today after consumer prices showed a larger-than-expected increase in January and minutes from the Federal Reserve’s last meeting showed the central bank considered but decided against taking a more dovish tone on the threat of inflation.

Stocks barely budged today, ending narrowly mixed after yields on the 30-year Treasury note briefly hit 5% and investors grew skittish a day ahead of the Federal Reserve's first meeting of the year.