Stocks rose sharply on the first trading day of 2012 as upbeat U.S. economic data overshadowed continuing concerns about the European debt crisis.
Stocks Surge On First Trading Day Of 2012
By Nathaniel Popper, Los Angeles Times
Tue, 01/03/2012 - 8:58am
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