May 6, 2012 - The broad market gauge, the Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index, closed Friday at its highest level since June 2008. The 30-stock Dow Jones industrial...

May 5, 2012 - The S&P 500 added 25 points, or 1.8%, to 1,396. The Nasdaq jumped 56 points, or 1.9%, to 3,040. It was the highest closing level since Nov. 15,...

May 2, 2012 - Although unemployment NEW YORK - The index Lighthouse New York Stock Exchange, the Dow Jones, closed Friday with a rise of 0.53 percent, surpassing the 11,000 mark for the first time since May,...