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Jim Chesko reporting... 

Thanks in part to stronger-than-expected quarterly results from both Wal-Mart and Cisco Systems, U.S. stocks posted solid gains for a third-straight session. The Dow Industrials rose 214 points, while the Nasdaq Composite leaped 76.


Oil futures posted sharp gains amid increased Middle East tensions. June crude jumped 85 cents, or 1.4%, to settle at $62.87 a barrel.

The discount chain, Fred’s, is closing 104 underperforming stores, including nine across Louisiana and 18 in Mississippi. It’s part of a continuing restructuring effort. Just five weeks ago, Fred’s begain liquidation sales at 159 stories.  

The show has set several ratings records, but the final season of “Game Of Thrones” has left plenty of fans disappointed. So much so that nearly half-a-million of them have signed a petition demanding a do-over. They want HBO to remake the final season with a new writing team.