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Would admit when it comes to fannie and freddie we were wrong. bret? >> bret: thanks. banks that received bail-out money from the tarp funds reportedly are lending less and paying their employees more. "usa today" reports the forms granted 9.1% fewer loans and banks that did not receive aid cut lending by 6.2%. tarp banks upgraded payroll by 9.4%. non-tarp banks upgraded sales 1.8%. previously occupied home sales were up in march, ending three month of decline. application for first-time home benefits fell by 24,000 last week to break a two-week streak of increases. dow gained 9 1/3. the sapz ...

69 1/3. we'll hope to see that trend continue. now joining me is mandy drury, cnbc's correspondent. what are we looking that's driving the markets on this day, midday through the trading day? >> you know what, contessa, you were saying it earlier. who can believe all the wild ups and downs we've seen this week. today, of course, it's up but you know what, i really do have to say this just shows how high emotions are right now. not necessarily being driven by fundamentals, but to your question about what is driving today's market to the upside, we have a couple things. we have, for example, a...