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News of a possible rescue for bond insurer Ambac Financial turns a 129-point loss for the Dow into a 97-point gain in just 45 minutes. Bulls hope the stock market can use the news to rally next week. Genentech wins FDA approval to use its Avastin cancer drug to treat breast cancer.

Deregulation and the Internet have made flying so competitive that rubbery chicken and limp veggies no longer make sense. Plus: What frequent fliers eat these days.

Splitting the debt insurers in two -- an idea the banks hate -- would be drastic medicine. But for the financial markets, it's the only relatively fast-acting antidote available.

Don't let the urge to splurge -- or the need for a new refrigerator -- tempt you into expensive borrowing so that you can lay your hands on your refund a few days sooner.