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Spring is just around the corner and as we begin cleaning up our homes and adding a fresh coat of paint to our walls, there are stocks that could benefit. Nikhil Hutheesing and Dan Burrows face-off on three springtime stocks: Sherwin Williams, Toro and Home Depot. Watch the video for the bull and bear cases.

After a rough opening session on Monday, stocks rebounded sharply on Tuesday. The Dow enjoyed a triple-digit gain after oil prices eased and bank shares bounced higher on the possibility of further dividend payouts and share buybacks.
Increasing violence in Libya caused oil prices to rise and stocks to fall 80 points to close at 12,090 on Monday. It didn't help that a Wells Fargo analyst also downgraded the semiconductor industry, sending shares of Intel down by 1.6%.
Last week, oil's ascent trumped a raft of healthy U.S. economic reports. With a relatively light slate of economic data scheduled this week, oil prices and political turmoil in the Middle East could play an even larger role in the trading sessions ahead. [Video]

During a volatile week, stocks bounced between Mideast turmoil and generally strong economic reports. Even with the jobless rate's surprising drop, equities ended on a down note. Still, stocks eked out a tiny overall gain on the week. [Video]
Can you profit from the turmoil in the Middle East? Oil is now flirting around $100 a barrel and gold is continuing its upward trend. For investors, this could present an opportunity in oil and gold stocks. Here is the bull and bear take on three stocks that could rise on Mideast unrest.

The first trading day of the month is usually good to equities, but after a two-day respite, stocks went back back to broad-based declines. The sharp rise in oil prices overshadowed some encouraging corporate and economic news.
The market suffered its biggest swoon since August last week as chaos swept Libya and oil prices hit multiyear highs. With the geopolitical landscape uncertain for the foreseeable future, don't be surprised if stocks come under further selling pressure in the days ahead. [Video]

It was a rough (even if short) week on Wall Street. But at least the Dow ended higher after losing more than 300 points in the previous three days. Some month-end bargain-hunting also helped stem the slide. [Video]
Gold bugs love bad news, and civil war in Libya, Africa's third-largest oil producer, couldn't have come at a better time. After dropping a hundred bucks in January, February's upheavals have pushed gold back within striking distance of nominal all-time highs.

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SymbolLastChange / %Volume

Most Actives

BAC
Bank of America Corp
8.13+0.28
+3.57%
434.80M
S
Sprint Nextel Corp
2.41-0.04
-1.63%
125.45M
NLY
Annaly Capital Management, Inc.
16.55-0.57
-3.33%
54.32M
C
Citigroup Inc
34.23+1.16
+3.51%
49.42M

% Gainers

CALX
Calix, Inc.
10.91 +2.32
+27.01%
3.16M
CSC
Computer Sciences Corp
31.39 +4.91
+18.54%
13.92M
EPAM
EPAM SYS INC COM USD0.001
14.00 +2.00
+16.67%
3.34M
CBK
Christopher & Banks Corp
2.36 +0.29
+14.01%
1.17M

% Losers

ONE
Higher One Holdings
15.23-2.79
-15.48%
6.12M
TNK
Teekay Tankers
4.00-0.53
-11.70%
13.24M
DL
China Distance Education
3.25-0.38
-10.47%
36,407
SWS
SWS Group, Inc.
6.59-0.74
-10.10%
266,443
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