October 14, 2009
The Dow Jones industrial average just crossed an important "psychological barrier" by closing above the 10,000 mark for the first time since early October 2008.
As NPR's Kevin Whitelaw wrote earlier, the stock market's recent good ride could be a sign that the economy's on the mend as well.
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