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Stocks rose sharply Friday morning, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average opening up with a 400 point gain. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq were also higher.

Between the lines: Even with these gains, stocks still have a ways to go to recover from the 1,300 point loss in the last two days. 

Stocks open higher after two-day decline

But the market still has a lot of ground to make up.

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Stocks rose sharply Friday morning, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average opening up with a 400 point gain. The S&amp;P 500 and Nasdaq were also higher.Between the lines: Even with these gains, stocks still have a ways to go to recover from the 1,300 point loss in the last two days.

After a record economic expansion, the coronavirus pandemic sent the U.S. economy into a recession as unemployment soared to staggering heights. The country now faces urgent questions about how much stimulus is needed for reeling consumers and businesses, and what a recovery might look like.

Stocks open higher after two-day decline

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