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Fannie, Freddie Bailout Boosts Stock Futures

Stock quotes in this article: FNM , FRE , LEH , WM , MO , UST  

Premarket futures were indicating U.S. stocks would leap higher at the open Monday after the U.S. government said it would take over mortgage giants Fannie Mae (FNM Quote) and Freddie Mac (FRE Quote).

Futures for the S&P 500 were up 35 points at 1276 and were 34 points above fair value. Nasdaq futures were up 39 points at 1809 and 40 ahead of fair value.

Trading during the previous, Labor Day-shortened week was marked by highly volatile trading and uncertainty about the future direction of the economy. A drop in crude oil prices failed to stoke significant buying ambition for equities, as traders worried that declining demand for commodities signaled a wide slowdown in growth. ...

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