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April 18, 2012

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8B Daily News– Wednesday, April 18, 2012 MON.-FRI. 9:00-5:30 • SAT. 9:00 -5:00 • CLOSED SUNDAYS FURNITURE DEPOT MATTRESS NORTH VALLEY MON.-THURS. 9:00-6:00 • FRI. 9:00-7:00 • SAT. 9:00-5:00 • SUN. 11:00-5:00 235 So. Main St., Red Bluff 527-1657 632 Main St., Red Bluff 527-5837 (AP) — Stocks stormed higher Tuesday after promising signals about the profitability of U.S. companies and a strong debt auction by Spain. The Dow Jones industrial aver- age rose for the fourth day in five and posted its biggest gain in a month. European stocks had their best day in four months after Spain, the lat- est flashpoint in the Euro- pean debt crisis, attracted strong investor interest at an auction of two-year debt. Spain's borrowing costs fell, as measured by the yields on Spanish bonds being traded in the market. In recent days, those yields had risen closer to levels that might force Spain to seek an international bailout. 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