It was the day investors and pundits had been expecting and dreading for the greater part of the year; the Federal Reserve finally announced the first phase of its drawdown of its $85 billion in

Stocks went on a mad rampage on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve shocked investors with the announcement that its Quantitative Easing program would remain in its current $85 billion-monthly

Stocks rallied almost as sharply as they fell on Thursday, as fears of an imminent Western attack on Syria receded after encountering resistance from Europe and the United Nations, while positive