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Congress could be days away from turning down the volume on blaring TV ads. The Commercial Advertising Loudness Mitigation (CALM) Act would ban TV ads that have a louder volume than the shows they interrupt, The Wall Street Journal said. Consumers have been complaining for decades about the...

Since the S&P finally rose past the key 1,130 level on Monday, stocks have languished rather than rapidly advance. That's because volume is anemic. And without volume, the market is said to lack the conviction needed to actually create a definitive trend.

Numerous analysts have questioned the foundations of the current stock market rally, but the sagging economy hasn't stopped the rally from chugging into its ninth month. On Monday, the market charged out of the gate and held on to a three-digit gain all day. Though the rally has ground down all...