NEW YORK (AP) -- The Dow Jones industrial average surpassed 12,000 today for the first time in two and half years as investors shrugged off weak corporate earnings and focused on President Barack Obama's call to overhaul taxes on businesses.
Chip Cutter, Columbus Dispatch Business
Wed, 01/26/2011 - 8:26am
NEW YORK (AP) -- The Dow Jones industrial average surpassed 12,000 today for the first time in two and half years as investors shrugged off weak corporate earnings and focused on President Barack Obama's call to overhaul taxes on businesses.