Stocks rise on word of budget deal MarketWatch or Cancel Already have a portfolio? Log In. By Kate Gibson, MarketWatch. NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — U.S. stocks rose Monday as Wall Street embraced word of a deal to avert the fiscal cliff of steep spending cuts and tax hikes set to begin in 2013. Click ... MARKET SNAPSHOT: Stocks Stabilize As Deadline For Budget Deal Looms |
