Dow win streak longest in nearly three months

Date: Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 12:00 PM

DOW WIN STREAK LONGEST IN NEARLY THREE MONTHS
U.S. stocks rise amid ongoing cheer over the Federal Reserve's decision to hold
rates steady, which should keep banks' borrowing costs at record lows for much
of the year.

ONE FAMILY'S NIGHTMARE STRUGGLE TO KEEP THEIR HOME
Marianne Gentry, 66, lives with her disabled husband and desperately ill son.
And they're about to get kicked out of their home.

MUTUAL FUND INVESTORS STILL WARY OF STOCKS
New money coming to stock mutual funds has been negligible even as returns have
been among the best on record. An influx into stocks in the coming months would
suggest investors once again have waited too long.

MONEY-MARKET FUNDHOLDERS COULD SEE FEE HIKES
With interest rates at historic lows, the money-market mutual fund industry has
lost hundreds of millions of dollars in waived fees. But some of these funds
are likely to want that money back.