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Bernanke opened his mouth and Wall Street plunged in a heartbeat last night. Dow down 109. (Locked for subscribers until 10:00 AEST)

Wall Street turned a 157 point loss in the Dow into a 75 point gain with little impetus last night. Apple blew the market away after the bell. (Locked for subscribers until 10:00 AEST)

Wall Street bungled its way to a gain last night but after-the-bell earnings from IBM disappointed, putting pressure on tonight’s trade. Dow up 56.

A wrap of events affecting the market on Friday night and the weekend and a preview of the week ahead.

A brief look at important company events and economic data releases next week.

Late news from both BP and Goldman Sachs turned Wall Street around from economic data weakness last night. Dow down 7.

The week-long rally found some profit-takers last night as the Fed poured cold water on recovery enthusiasm. Dow up 3. (Locked for subscribers until 10:00 AEST)

Wall Street surged higher once more in the wake of positive initial earnings. Intel’s post-market result suggests a seventh consecutive rally tonight. Dow up 146.

Alcoa’s after-the-bell result beat expectations and that’s all that matters. Wall Street went nowhere all session as it waited. Dow up 18.

Macquarie believes the market is missing the point as it upgrades Westpac and revisits its conviction calls. RBC updates its resource sector preferences. Morgan Stanley looks at small caps.