Stocks finished the day broadly higher. The Nasdaq Composite was the biggest percentage gainer, ending the session up 37.03. The S&P 500 was ahead by 14.91. The Dow industrials closed the day with a 94.28 gain.

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Abercrombie and Fitch (ANF | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) reports earning tomorrow before the bell, with analysts expecting EPS of $0.66.

Shares of EMC Corporation (EMC | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) gained more than 6% on speculation that it will sell off its stake in VMware (VMW | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating).

Citigroup raised shares of the Chinese web portal Sina Corporation (SINA | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) from "hold" to "buy." Sina reported an 87% gain in profits for the quarter..

Kohl's (KSS | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) beat analyst estimates today, even though the company reported softer profits and declining same store sales.

Nvidia (NVDA | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) gained nearly 8% on continued optimism on a strong second half of 2008 for chipmakers based on increased worldwide demand.

CBS Corporation (CBS | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) had agreed to buy Cnet Networks for $1.8 billion in a deal finalized today.

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