US stocks rally after weak 1Q GDP data

Wall Street stocks finished the week on a positive note after a bruising two-day retreat following a dismal US economic growth report. In a week packed with major earnings, economic reports and a Federal Reserve meeting, the most impactful news was Wednesday's stunner that the US economy grew just 0.2 percent in the first quarter. "What a disappointment to think the US economy barely grew at all in the first quarter with the fed funds rate at the zero bound for more than six years now,