<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080213/bs_nm/markets_stocks_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080213/2008_02_12t111530_450x348_us_markets_stocks.jpg?x= 130&y=100&q=85&sig=p1t011it87VcYilRdrSFEw--" align="left" height="100" width="130" alt="Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, February 6, 2008. (Brendan McDermid/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Stocks opened higher on Wednesday as a
report showing a surprise rise in retail sales last month
suggested that consumer spending would hold up and help the
economy avert a recession.</p><br clear="all"/>
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Wall Street opens higher on spending optimism
(Reuters)