U.S. Stocks Advance on GDP Data, Bernanke Growth Pledge

Aug. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg's Courtney Donohoe reports on the performance of the U.S. equity market today. U.S. stocks rose, paring the market’s third straight weekly loss, as Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke vowed to safeguard the recovery and growth in gross domestic product slowed less than estimated. Bloomberg's Pimm Fox also speaks. (Source: Bloomberg)