 9NEWS.com | Stocks close higher despite looming budget cuts 9NEWS.com NEW YORK (AP) - An encouraging manufacturing report nudged the stock market higher Friday, giving it a slight gain for the week, even as a deadline for avoiding sweeping government spending cuts loomed. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 35.17 ... Stocks rise, but Dow falls short of record After a Tease, Stocks End Lower Stocks gain for week, inch toward all-time highs |
