Stocks are extending their gains on news that construction spending and manufacturing activity are improving. The major indexes are up more than 2 percent after the Commerce Department said construction spending jumped 0.8 percent in April.
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Stocks are extending their gains on news that construction spending and manufacturing activity are improving. The major indexes are up more than 2 percent after the Commerce Department said construction spending jumped 0.8 percent in April.