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Stocks soar after Fed pledges low rates into '13

August 09, 2011

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Federal Reserve offered super-low interest rates for two more years Tuesday - an unprecedented step to arrest an economic free fall that dragged down the stock market. Wall Street roared its approval and finished a wild day with a 429-point gain....

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