From the worst Thanksgiving week since 1932, to the best weekly gain since 2009, last week illustrated how fickle the stock market can be. The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished up 7% for the week, bouncing back from a 5% loss the previous week on news about… are you ready for it.. positive developments in Europe. Basically, several central banks made dollar financing cheaper through swap arrangements, and finance ministers took steps to expand the European Financial Stability Facility. Just as bad news from Europe pushed markets down during Thanksgiving week, good news from Europe pulled markets back up last week. ||Read More