 Christian Science Monitor | Stocks close up on 'fiscal cliff' deal hopes USA TODAY Major stock indexes ended higher Tuesday and pushed toward 2012 highs as investors looked past partisan bickering between politicians to bet on a deal the "fiscal cliff"can be averted. The Dow Jones industrial average finished up 115.57 points, 0.9%, ... Stocks gain on optimism that a budget deal is near - latimes.com Stocks gain on budget deal optimism - CSMonitor.com Stocks open higher as budget talks move ahead - Business on NBCNews.com |
