NEW YORK (MarketWatch)
U.S. stocks ended strongly higher Thursday as the European Central Bank's surprise interest rate cut and Greece's cancellation of a referendum on its bailout package inspired confidence about the region's ability to deal with its debt troubles.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished the day 208.43 points, or 1.8%, higher at 12,044.47, with all 30 constituents in the positive.
The Nasdaq Composite rose 57.99 points, or 2.2%, to 2,697.97 and the S&P 500 Index advanced 23.25 points, or 1.9%, to 1,261.15.
The performance helped the Nasdaq and the S&P 500 to return to positive territory for 2011 to date, with gains of 1.7% and 0.3%, respectively, while the Dow Jones industrials stretched their advance to 4%
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WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- President Barack Obama's jobs plan hit another wall on Thursday as a White House-backed infrastructure bill failed a test vote in the Senate. Senators voted 51-49 on a measure to bring the bill to the floor, short of the 60 needed. The $60 billion plan would have provided direct aid for highway and rail projects and set up a new infrastructure bank
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