U.S. stocks surge ahead of expected war with Iraq

Stocks soared Monday on bets that a war with Iraq is imminent and will end quickly, giving blue chips their best gains of the year and pushing the Nasdaq further into positive territory for 2003.

But extending the gains Tuesday or beyond could be tricky for Wall Street.

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