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Stocks advanced Friday, with upbeat results from Oracle helping investors shrug off inflation fears and look ahead to the end of the quarter. Oracle shares rose 4.4% a day after the business-software maker beat its own forecast by posting a 25% jump in first-quarter earnings and a 26% climb in revenue from a year ago. Texas Instruments shares also rose today, 2.4%. Crude-oil futures fell 16 cents to $81.62 a barrel. Hopefully they will continue to fall but I don't think they will. It was a great Friday in the markets. Have a safe weekend! DJIA +53.49 Nasdaq +16.93 S&P 500 +7.00